Wisdom Quotations

Wisdom Quotations For Success To Better Appreciate The Differences Of People and To Develop A Positive Understanding Of Life.

 

Proverbs tells us to embrace wisdom and keep it in our hearts always. We're also told to fear God by respecting and living His Word.  Here is a view of how others do just that by caring and understanding without judging.

Wisdom Quotations For Success No. 1

"Be curious, not judgmental." by Walt Whitman

Curiosity is a great quality. It is the quest for knowledge. By being curious we learn about the people and things in our world.  After we learn about them,  the key is not to judge them. If we judge something, we limit it. 

Some examples are obvious. If you judge someone to be a criminal, you miss the opportunity for good to come from him.  When you look at a flower and call it a flower, you often stop looking.  By naming something you judge it to be the thing you named it to be.  At that point your brain says, "I know what a flower is, time to move on."  When you are free of judgment, you can examine the object you are looking at with new eyes and see it with more depth than ever before.  This works for flowers as well as people.

Today look at the people in your life without judgment.  Be curious about why they do what they do. Try to understand their reasons.  When judgment meets understanding, acceptance soon follows.

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Wisdom Quotations For Success No. 2

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- by Maya Angelou

How do people feel when you are around?  What feelings do you bring to your interactions with others?

Feelings are the same as emotions and emotions are energy 'e' in motion.  So your energy gets sent out to everything around you.  Animals are great at picking up this energy and reacting to it.  People pick up on it just as well but we use other factors to determine our opinions.  Your energy, your feelings are very powerful.  Allow yourself to give positive energy to every situation.

Today, before you interact with someone, think about how you feel then make the effort to feel good.  When you bring positive uplifting energy, people will be nicer to you in return and they will remember how you made them feel.

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Wisdom Quotations For Success No. 3

"The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money." by Andrew Carnegie

I would be willing to bet that Andrew Carnegie would not have been so successful without this attitude.

Jesus said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."  When we give, the feeling of helping another person is our reward.  When we give from a place of abundance, we receive abundance in return.

Give something away not because you have to but because you want to.  Let the giving be its own reward.

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Wisdom Quotations For Success No. 4

"A man who is not afraid is not aggressive. A man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, peaceful man."  by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Aggression is just a way that fear projects itself.  By being aggressive, we strive to prevent the thing we are afraid of from happening.

Many of us live from fear.  Do you work because you love your job or because you are afraid of being homeless?  When you love what you do and know that you are good at it, you have no fear of losing your job because you know you can find another job at any time.

One of the biggest fears is the fear of the unknown.  Many people are afraid of change although they want their lives to be different.  This is not a pleasant place to be - stuck in a situation that you don't like but afraid to do something different because it may be worse.  The only way out is to face your fears.

Why not list your fears. Write them on a piece of paper. Then pick one of the things on the list and do it.  Make it something little.  As you cross your fears off your list, you will be more at peace.

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Wisdom Quotations For Success No. 5

"Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list."  by Denis Leary

Scientists tell us the only two fears we are born with are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.  Every other fear and every judgment is taught.  When we hate anything, we are blocking joy and blessings.  If you hate mornings, you will likely never enjoy a sunrise.  If you hate a group or a race of people, then you are missing the opportunity to know many wonderful people.  Judging the character of many based on the actions of just a few is a hard way to live.  Before you judge a group or a race of people, think about the people in your group. Is there anyone in your group who thinks and acts differently than you?

Many times we get our fears and our hatred from our parents.  Stop this cycle now, let go of your fear and hatred and replace it with kindness.  Show your children how to respect others.
    

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