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Compassion and Strength

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“Compassion and Strength” –|– Anthony Satori

Compassion and strength are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they are not even at odds. True compassion is rooted in carefully cultivated principles, universal love, and clear-eyed reason. This highest version of compassion both informs and enhances strength by imbuing it with righteousness, clarity, and drive. True strength, in the same way, is rooted in wisdom, self-discipline, and courage. This highest version of strength empowers compassion by providing it with the peace and security it needs to perform at the highest levels of efficacy, humaneness, and virtue.

The True Fountainhead

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“Drink Deeply” –|– Anthony Satori

“For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

On the Wings of the Night Wind

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“Doves” –|– Anthony Satori

“Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind, and I don’t worry about my destiny.”

— Carl Sandburg

Don’t worry about destiny. It is beyond our reach, and it can be overwhelming. Instead, slow down, take a deep breath, and focus on this moment. In this day, in this hour, in this minute, pay attention and be present. And then consciously choose to do something meaningful, something beautiful, something loving, something constructive — however small it may be. It is the cumulative effect of these choices over time that create a valued destiny. Legacy is built one brick at a time. It is built by showing up every day, by paying attention, and by consciously infusing your time and space — your words, your thoughts, and your actions — with optimism, creativity, gratitude and love.

Grace

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“Grace”  |  Anthony Satori

“Infuse your life with action.  Don’t wait for it to happen.  Make it happen.  Make your own future.  Make your own hope.  Make your own love.  And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right here.”

— Bradley Whitford

The Achievement of Stillness

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“Stillness”  |  Anthony Satori

“I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos.  A stillness that characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm.”

— Saul Bellow