The tree or the forest? See the big picture. The vast majority of human acts each day are constructive: making meals, tending to children, saying hello, restraining anger, completing tasks, planting seeds, teaching, healing, nurturing, cooperating ...
There is a deeper place that is undisturbed, your center. As you deepen your sense of connection with this core of your being, you'll be more resilient, happier, and at ease....
The brain is highly integrated, so these three key functions - avoiding, approaching, and attaching - are accomplished by all parts of the brain working together....
Ill will creates negative qualities, whereas goodwill creates positive qualities. As a social and loving species on the planet, we have the wonderful ability and inclination to connect with others, be empathic. But we are also aggressive....
Blasting another person with anger is like throwing hot coals with bare hands: both people get burned. Speak calmly and from your heart, even when wronged....
Acknowledging one's own part in a difficult situation is one of the hardest - and I think most honorable - things a person can do....
In every life, reminders arrive about what's really important. While it's good advice not to sweat the small stuff, we also need to nurture the large stuff....
Try considering your contributions as offerings, particularly the little things. Listen to your heart for offerings calling to be expressed. Maybe it's the offering of never speaking out of anger, or really starting that novel, or determining to give love each day....