The goal of "Flowers on the Balcony" is to share good vibes and everything that inspires me, thus becoming a source of inspiration also for my followers. It's like putting flowers on the balcony.
What are the Highs and Lows of Life Teaching Us?
Nothing like a day after another.
"For neither good nor evil can last forever; and so, it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand."
Miguel de Cervantes, in Don Quixote
Making the Present Time Truly a Present
As we live in the past or in the future, our minds turn ill.
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday, and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do, and mostly Live.”
Dalai Lama
New Year’s Res(v)olutions
A better new year for you, or a better you for the new year?
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”
Abraham Lincoln
We shall focus on the 2%
How evolved are we really? Our attitudes speak for ourselves.
“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages”
Thomas Edison
Am I Being a Desert or an Oasis?
What kind of energy are we propagating? What are we emanating to the ones around us?
“Preach the Gospel all the time. If necessary, use words.”
Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi
But what is, after all, this thing called empathy?
Are we really putting ourselves in each other's shoes?
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Would you rather be right or be happy?
To be happier in your relationships, get your ego out of the way.
“The only way to win an argument is to avoid it.”
Dale Carnegie
Making it Worth
Are we making our existence worth? What legacy are we leaving behind?
“We have the fate we deserve. Our destiny is according to our merits.”
Albert Einstein
The Golden Rule
Would you like to transform your tangible world? This simple rule is the key.
"Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself."
Confucius, 5th Century B.C.
Back to My Balcony
Everybody wants a better world. But where should the change start?
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?”
Matthew 7:3
