Connections are points where two or more people, things or ideas meet and share common elements. Things that join, unite, link or share other things together.
Key Concepts: affinity, convergence, empathy, failure, harmony, networking, opposition, relationships, sincerity, unity
archetypes: banana, bat, chain, flirt, ghost, hippopotamus, honeysuckle, marriage, oriole, river, shaman, threshold, tomato, toucan, turkey
Connections are points where two or more people, things or ideas meet and share common elements. Things that join, unite, or share other things together. Big ideas We all have a human body, subject to the same basic set of physical experiences. We all seek meaning in our lives. We all need others to interact […]
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Over 45 connections quotes from writings across the centuries, Everything is connected: people, things and the natural world. Therefore, have empathy and care for everyone and everything.
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How do I create more authentic agreement in my life? Harmony among ideas, people and actions will make things smoother. Harmony is a combination of parts or other related things that form “a consistent and orderly whole.” The idea is that this combination will produce something pleasant, appealing and positive in nature. A kind of
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Wherever you are, can you see the things that can bring you closer to the people and forces around you? Always look for the unity. I know from my own experience that whenever I separate myself from people too much, as much as I may feel comfortable doing so at first, I always end up
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To respect is to give honor to someone or something. We show that we value, or esteem, the person or thing. The object of our esteem knows that we are giving them the honor, and everyone else can see it as well. This special consideration grows based on the object’s accomplishments, seniority, position or indispensability.
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“At first, perhaps, a tiny streamlet, caused by the overflowing of the waters of a spring from its rocky basin, the youthful river is gradually enlarged by mountain brooks, almost equal to itself, pouring into it on either side, and by casual yet large supplies, from rain, mist and melted snow. Near its source, it
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I often wish I could talk to the people who influenced me. My grandmother knew me better than anyone. There have also been writers from the past who I feel such a kinship with that I wish I could communicate with them, or maybe find a whole new undiscovered cache of their work. Then come
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Sharp, John M.D. The Emotional Calendar: understanding seasonal influences and milestones to become happier, more fulfilled, and in control of your life. Holt, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-8050-9130-4 Summary: Emotional Calendar The Emotional Calendar was written by a psychiatrist and gives us a deeper look at the cycles of the year and of our lives. He
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Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of someone else. Empathy: the other person’s perspective If we want to show empathy to someone else, we have to recognize that we are like them. We cannot be empathetic to someone if we don’t feel the basic bonds of humanness with them. In addition
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When I am make a sensory memory with a place, I feel connected to it. I remember the images, the feelings. The way the sunlight dappled through the trees stays with me. Watching a tiny snake at a creek side over twenty years ago is still fresh in my mind. Places that we can visit regularly become
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