SsR: "It is also important to remember two important things: we reject bad thoughts, not ourselves, and: we are not identical with our thoughts - neither good nor bad".
Month: Feb 2023
“(…) Everyone Is Valuable and Worthy of Respect Regardless of…”(Jim McManus CSsR)
"And everyone is valuable and worthy of respect regardless of the wealth of their bank account, their grades in exams, their life record in sprinting, the opinions of those around them. Why is this so difficult for us to accept?"
“From a spiritual perspective, successes and failures are irrelevant to our intrinsic value, …” (Jim McManus CSsR)
"From a spiritual perspective, successes and failures are irrelevant to our intrinsic worth, as is the attitude of others towards us. We are all valuable in God's eyes! Intrinsic value does not flow from what we do or what we have, but from the fact that we exist - from our predisposition to God, not from our position in the world."
“Our society is what we make it” (M. and R. Friedman).
"La nostra società è ciò che noi facciamo" (M. e R. Friedman). I started reading a book by M. and R. Friedman entitled "Free to choose. A Personal Statement". I am reading it in Polish (my native language). I want to share a thought expressed in these sentences, it's a quotation from page 49 of … Continue reading “Our society is what we make it” (M. and R. Friedman).
A goal discovered or invented?
I was inspired to write this post by sentences from Paweł Milcarek's article "Ta dzisiejsza młodzież" (from the Polish magazine Wychowujmy, no. 6/2022, page 15). Here are a few sentences from that article: "(…) where does the goal come from?
Comment on Milton and Rose Friedman’s book “Free to Choose: A Personal Statement”.
Commento al libro di Milton e Rose Friedman "Free to Choose: A Personal Statement". (This post is in English and Italian) Today I bought the book mentioned in the title of this post. It seems very interesting, especially for those interested in economics and education / financial intelligence. Oggi ho acquistato il libro citato nel … Continue reading Comment on Milton and Rose Friedman’s book “Free to Choose: A Personal Statement”.
“This transcendent nature is the core of our true value and meaning” (Jim McManus CSsR).
"Esta naturaleza trascendente es el núcleo de nuestro verdadero valor y significado" (Jim McManus CSsR). (This post is in English and Spanish) Let me start with a quote from the book "The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem". Permítanme empezar con una cita del libro "The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem". (My … Continue reading “This transcendent nature is the core of our true value and meaning” (Jim McManus CSsR).
What is spirituality?
Che cos'è la spiritualità? (This post is in English and Italian) Let me start by quoting a few sentences from the website: https://epiphanystl.org/ Permettetemi di iniziare citando alcune frasi dal sito web: https://epiphanystl.org/ On https://epiphanystl.org/news/what-is-catholic-spirituality we may read: "Today, I thought we might spend a few moments considering what we mean when we talk about … Continue reading What is spirituality?
Some thoughts on the book by Jim McManus CSsR
Několik myšlenek ke knize Jima McManuse CSsR (This post is in English and Czech) On page 15 of the Polish edition of the book 'The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem' by Jim McManus CSsR we read: "(…) we exist on several levels. We too are made up of atoms, physical structures - as … Continue reading Some thoughts on the book by Jim McManus CSsR
Why is it worth reading Jim McManus’s book ‘The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem’?
Perché vale la pena leggere il libro di Jim McManus "The Inside Job. Una spiritualità della vera autostima"? (This post is in English and Italian) A few days ago, I started reading a very good book called 'Odkryj swoją wartość" written by Jim McManus CSsR. I have a copy in Polish, the original title is … Continue reading Why is it worth reading Jim McManus’s book ‘The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem’?
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