Bryant McGill's Blog, page 52

Wisdom does not come easily

"Wisdom doesn't come easily or without a cost; in fact wisdom often costs us dearly. Your wisdom will run about as deep as pain has cut you. There are very few shortcuts, if any. But if you are looking for best shortcut available here it is — LISTENING."
— Bryant McGill

Turn your suffering into something meaningful

"One of the most important lessons in life is learning to turn what seems like senseless pain and suffering into something meaningful for yourself and others."
— Bryant McGill

As long as there is life there is hope

"The saddest thing in the world is a person who has given-up on life; whose fire has been extinguished. Just remember that as long as you are alive the animating spark of greatness is still within you and can can be rekindled. It's never too late! As long as there is life there is hope."
— Bryant McGill

Little problems are practice for big problems

"Start the daily practice of not letting the little things bother you! If the little things ruin you what's going to happen when the big things come along? Start practicing now for your big challenges in life."
— Bryant McGill

Stripped to the bone cent by cent

"An economic system is nothing more than a value system for exchange. Are we really a values based ethical society? Does our economic system we practice reflect that we truly care about others, or that we strip people to the bone cent by cent?"
— Bryant McGill

Let the hurt lead you to love

"Let the hurt soften you instead of hardening you. Let the hurt open you instead of closing you. Let the hurt lead you to love, and not to hate."
— Bryant McGill

You are the gatekeeper

"Successful people carefully manage their energy and associations; they are gatekeepers. You are the authority and the gatekeeper of your own life."
— Bryant McGill

Most oppression is near and dear

"We often think of oppression in terms of tyrants, but it most often comes from the institutions, philosophies and people closest to us."
— Bryant McGill

The same human beings

"Progress and healing involves seeing every person as not so different from ourselves."
— Bryant McGill

Rational kindness

"We are both thinking and feeling creatures. We must therefore devote our lives not only to rationality, but also to kindness."
— Bryant McGill