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Notes on Quotes from our past #79
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A look at Quotes from the past applied to today.
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Thoughts on the intersection of Society/Culture, Productivity/You, and Wisdom/Knowledge.
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Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech. Benjamin Franklin
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It has been a while since I wrote a wisdom quote for you, as I have been completing some work for a volunteer position. I have also posted some more extended essays. My plan, and you know how that goes, is to alternate between essays and notes on quotes. We are entering a busy time of year, with numerous meetings leading up to the holidays. So please bear with me. I would appreciate any comments on either my essays or notes on quotes that you might like to share.
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The wisdom quotes for this week are:
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"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." – John F. Kennedy.
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"When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life." — Eckhart Tolle.
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Have you heard the Chinese quote, "May you live in interesting times"? Interesting times/uncertainty/change are all synonyms in my mind for the world we are living in today. How could you imagine a world where the US President extorts money from colleges, and believes in bringing the full force of the justice department against anyone whose opinion he doesn't like? We are indeed living in uncertain times, both fascinating and appalling, and in a period of change that is not all for the good.
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So how do we react to all of this? In our first quote, we are told that change is the law of life. And this is a fact. We grow older, move, and change jobs with abandon. These changes are made by choice rather than being imposed on us. The chaos we are dealing with today is a different kind of change. It is a change over which we have no control, and in most cases, it may not directly affect us. I think this is the key when being inundated with information or lies, deciding how they really affect us, and whether we have any way to influence them.
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Once we become comfortable with uncertainty, as Echart Tolle tells us, we can begin to see the possibilities of what we can do. In the US, we have an upcoming election, albeit not soon enough, and we can restructure Congress through this process. A restructuring of Congress, when it occurs, I hope will reduce the chaos.
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1. Watch and read less news. I am already disgusted enough.
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2. I meditate and remind myself that there is little that affects me directly that I can control.
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3. L try to stay busy doing the things I can directly affect.
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But, most of all i reamin patient, because the American people aren't stupid!
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What is your response to uncertainty?
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Do you resist change and fight it at every turn?
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How do you live with the uncertainty?
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Things to do this week
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You can get involved in the election process and support those who will bring about change.
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Don't listen to or read biased news without thinking about what you can control.
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Consider how to cultivate a more peaceful mind, free from worry and anxiety.
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