Today, Let’s Try And Change the World

David | August 7, 2010

Changing the world, as Johnny Reid sings in Today I’m Gonna Try and Change the World, isn’t about earth-shattering events. It’s about applying the Golden Rule to each and every moment of our daily lives.

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Haiti Earthquake and Compassion

David | January 17, 2010

In a tremendous example of the Golden Rule in action, the world has responded to Haiti.

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A Simple Philosophy, But I Like It

David | November 18, 2009

B6J243HGCYBY  When it comes right down to it … You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God  is compassion. - Meister Eckhart (1260-1327), Christian mystic and theologian

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A Matter of Time

David | May 28, 2009

Perhaps history takes such a long time because we are unwilling to bring it into being more quickly. Perhaps, with the energetic application of the Golden Rule, we can make injustice history just a little more quickly.

Couldn’t hurt to try.

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The Point of View of the Universe

David | May 22, 2009

The basic principle on which the practice of non-violence rests is that what holds good in respect of oneself equally applies to the whole universe. In essence, all humankind is alike. – Gandhi

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A World of Relation

David | May 21, 2009

Martin Buber described the “world of relation” as comparable to three spheres. The first – life with nature; the second – life with humanity; the third – life with spiritual beings.

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Meeting Life

David | May 17, 2009

All life is meetingMartin Buber. All life is meeting – connecting – relating. Although we’re isolated as human beings, we’re still social creatures. We seek out the “other” in order to create meaning in our lives.

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Golden Rule Employment

David | May 9, 2009

If you treat your employees as you would want to treated (or as you would want your wife, kids, parents, etc. to be treated), most employment cases would never be filed – John Hyman The above is an excerpt from an article in the  Ohio Employer’s Law Blog. Hyman calls it the “Golden Rule of [...]

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7 Questions

David | March 19, 2009

Putting the Golden Rule into Practice These 7 Questions are drawn from the Golden Rule as written in the life affirming faiths and philosophies of the world. They are intended to help develop our moral intuition, and to encourage us to become more deliberate in the application of the Golden Rule in our daily lives. [...]

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Meditation

David | February 16, 2009

We can deepen our understanding of the universal Principle of Mutuality expressed in the Golden Rule by becoming more intentional in applying it to our daily lives. Try this simple end-of-day exercise. If you wish, have a piece of paper and a pen nearby for journaling. Make yourself comfortable in your favorite chair or other [...]

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