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"We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens, we will have no regrets." (Dalai Lama) "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." (Carl Jung) "The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than mere survival." (Aristotle) Do you move throughout your day with self-awareness or in complete auto-pilot mode? Most of you could walk through your days bl

"Simplicity and humility are two wings that lift us to greatness." (Mahatma Gandhi) "Humility is the surest sign of strength." (Thomas Merton) "Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others." (Gordon B. Hinckley) Humility is something we need more of in the world today. Humility is personal. It’s recognizing and acknowledging our own pride and ego first. Looking our

"Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep below the surface of the average conscience at still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune." (Carl Jung) "Pride makes us artificial; humility makes us real." (Thomas Merton) "He that is proud eats up himself: pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle." (William Shakespear) There are two kinds of pride. One kind that gives us satisfaction from our hard work, our accomplishments and of serving

"Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait, not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task. That when the occasion comes, he may be equal to the occasion." (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) "Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." (John Muir) "There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prep

"Trust is built slowly. Trust is destroyed quickly. Trust can make complex things possible. The absence of trust can make simple things impossible. Trust powers relationships, businesses, nations. Trust is as precious as it is fragile." (The Stoic Emperor) Trust that you are capable and that there will always be a helping hand to lift you up. "To trust God in the light is nothing, but to trust Him in the dark, that is faith." (Charles Spurgeon) Trust in ourselves. Trust in ot

"Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek." (Dalai Lama) "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." (Stephen Covey) "I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace." (Helen Keller) We all seek to be understood, but there’s a wide gap between being understood and how people perceive us. That gap is limited to the perceptions individuals carry

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." (Jackie Robinson) "If we lose love and self-respect for each other, this is how we finally die." (Maya Angelou) "Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect." (Thomas S. Monson) Respect for another human being, respect for humanity, respect for ourselves seem fundamentally lost most days if yo