Wisdom

“If you have the choice between being right and being kind, choose being kind”

A quote attributed to Wayne Dyer.

"It doesn’t matter how you learn to do it, as long as you know how to do it"

Request: Heard this in a video and it helped lift me out of shame due to my lack of prestigious, socially recognised education degree in my field of work, despite over a decade of working experience in the field. Not implying that education is unimportant.

Falkland's Law

"If you don't have to make a decision about something, then don't decide" -- request.

how you judge others is how you will be judged

Which is why forgiveness is such a good idea.

"whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap"

Galatians 6:7, the "Law of Sowing and Reaping."

the past is in the past

Shortly after deciding not to be a victim, one is able to let the past be in the past.

rather than seeking to get, allow yourself to receive

Could be called a higher level of delayed gratification.

"If it wasn't perfect it wouldn't exist"

Request: Doc said something along the lines of everything is a perfect expression of itself at every given moment, so for something to not be perfect would mean it simply does not exist.

"What you love also loves you"

Priority request: Seems like wishful thinking to me, or a good way to get taken advantage of. But then, maybe it's a heart thing.

"Pray like it's all up to God, and work like it's all up to you"

Request: Just heard this on a podcast and I thought it's a really good combination of letting go and hard work.

"You catch a lot more flies with honey than you do with vinegar"

Request: A metaphor my great grandma used to say, suggesting people respond better to kindness and patience more than anger and force.

when the student is ready, the teacher appears

Request: Thank you Lord.

"What we have is sufficient because God has judged it so"

Request: When I am in a good mood, this statement makes me feel content and willing to trust God will provide what I need without me even needing to think about it. Relationship, money, food, etc. When I am in a bad mood, this statement makes me feel resentful, abandoned, and forgotten.

"The more you think about yourself, the more unhappy you are"

Priority request: Quote from Jordan Peterson.

"The best fertilizer is the footsteps of the gardener"

Request: Studying permaculture I came upon this, which is cited as a Chinese proverb. Does it imply that success is gained through hard work, or is it hinting that presence and intention are the causal elements?