I felt a lot of disharmony as a kid... and much of it persisted as I grew into adulthood.
One saying from a colleague years ago triggered something in me that evolved slowly into what I now understand as "harmony".
Amy, a friend at Procter & Gamble in 1990, said to me,
"With everything that you say and do, you will either GIVE life, or take it away."
She said it matter-of-fact style, but for some reason it stuck with me. Very quickly I realized, I need to surround myself with people who GIVE me life, and continually distance myself physically or emotionally from people that TAKE life away.
26 years later, I still think about Amy's words... and perhaps those words were all I ever needed to know and do...
MOVE TOWARD all that GIVES us LIFE... and
MOVE AWAY from all that TAKES it from us...
And, slowly...
And, steadily...
We will live FULLER, BETTER, HAPPIER, MORE FULFILLING LIVES!
TOWARD the ideas, the people, the thoughts, the behaviors, the feelings, the conversations...
MOVE TOWARD all that GIVES life...
MOVE TOWARD HARMONY...
In every moment...
Go make it so... start today ANEW!
Happy 2016...
Let's get this party started!
Nestor