Treat ALL with Goodness

Treat those who are good with goodness,
and also treat those who are not good with goodness.
Thus goodness is attained.
Be honest to those who are honest,
and be also honest to those who are not honest.
Thus honesty is attained.
- Lao Tzu

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; ...
Forgive them anyway.
- Kent Keith
(often attributed to Mother Teresa, who kept a copy on the wall of her orphanage)
Read the whole "Mother Teresa Prayer"

You have heard that it was said,
"Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth."
But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person.
If someone strikes you on the right cheek,
turn to him the other also.
- Matthew 5:38-39

Then came Peter to him, and said,
Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me,
and I forgive him? till seven times?
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,
Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- Matthew 18:21-22

Further reading: Seek To Love

Go and Do Likewise (The Parable of the Good Samaritan)

It's Not About You

Forgive Others for Your Own Sake

Natural Goodness

The Futility of Regret

Regrets are the tears of choices not made
and of good deeds left undone
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Regret is an appalling waste of energy,
you can't build on it - it's only good for wallowing in.
- Katherine Mansfield

He who spends time regretting the past,
loses the present and risks the future.
- Quevedo

I rest in the light of forgiveness.
I forgive myself and others for that
which is done (and better left undone)
and also that which is not done (and better if done).
I give myself permission to enjoy this moment without guilt.
I freely release all uncertainty, regret, and fear.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

The 3 Rs that Plague Humanity:
Regret, Resentment, and Revenge.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
- James Joyce

Live life with no regrets and no resentments.
Whatever happened in the past,
forgive yourself and others. Choose love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: How to get over regrets and resentments

Forgiveness Releases the Past

Choose to Love Life

Never Second Guess Yourself

Do What You Can Do

Simply Do Your Best

Earning a Good Name

A man's good name is his best monument.
- from an old churchyard at Lockerbie, Scotland

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor
to be what you desire to appear.
- Socrates

A person acting from a motivation of contribution and service
rises to such a level of moral authority that worldly success is a natural result.
- Marianne Williamson

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
- Henry Ford

Almost nothing you worry about today
will matter in a hundred years.
Think carefully about what you can focus on today.
Choose tasks that will actually make a positive difference
to your great-grandchildren.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

How do you want to be remembered?
Take action now to earn that legacy.

Further reading: Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Tender with the Young, Compassionate with the Aged

Our Grandchildren

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude

What We Are Made Of

A Parent's Gift

The Power of Generosity

A Single Generosity Enlarges the World.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Giving liberates the soul of the giver.
- Maya Angelou

Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.
- Pema Chodron

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches
as to conceive how others can be in want.
- Jonathan Swift

Spread love everywhere you go.
Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
- Mother Teresa

It is in giving that we receive.
- St. Francis of Assisi

Further reading: Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Brotherly Love (being of service)

Our Grandchildren

Lighting the Way

Where There is Love, Nothing is Missing - a Parable

Pay It Forward

A Light from Within

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed
only if there is a light from within.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

As we let our light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,
called conscience.
- George Washington

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

There are choirs singing in your head.
If you listen, you will hear the music.
It is the song of angels.
Pay no attention to the sounds of the world.
They are just noises, and even when
added up all together
they have no value, make no sense.
Strain to hear the song of angels.
Listen to the melody within your soul.
- Neale Donald Walsch

Your inner thoughts reveal your true nature.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Create Light

What Lies Within Us

Re-Examine All You Think You Know

Our Children, Our Conscience

Conscience - Choices