Feb 11, 2023 | POSITIVE IMPULSES
Pervasive culture of efficiency often becomes our standard of judgement of others and of even ourselves. What is not efficient becomes worthless. This is a wrong vision of life. Because it’s always the person who is more important. Human frailty is part of our human life. We must see beyond the human frailty to the truth of the person. Only a true fraternity can go beyond the human frailty to achieve an authentic relationship between persons.
Don Giorgio
Feb 4, 2023 | POSITIVE IMPULSES
We are more precious for what we are than for what we have. This is a fundamental principle which we must keep in our life. Our efforts in our life must not be to acquire more and more things but to bring out what we are truly. We must never define ourselves with the things we have or things we earned. We must try to define ourselves with what we are. And our aspiration should be to go beyond ourselves, beyond our selfish interests. Anything what we have is not as precious as what we are, because what we are, determines our happiness and what we have, determines where we are. Wherever we are, our happiness depends on what we are!
Don Giorgio
Jan 19, 2023 | POSITIVE IMPULSES
“I know”, this is a phrase which we repeat very often. But how many times we can really say that we know? Do we take it seriously what we say, or we just say because we don’t want to say that we don’t know. So, it’s very important to think before we say, “I know”. Let’s try not to say, “I know”, to save our ego. There is no shame in saying that I don’t know. Even some basic things. Be honest to say that “I don’t know”. The phrase, “I know” is a responsibility. Especially when we are dealing with people and their emotions, we should be extra careful to say, “I know”, because it is often a judgement.
Don Giorgio
Jan 17, 2023 | POSITIVE IMPULSES
When we are afraid to face a situation, we also want others to participate in that fear. Then all our perceptions about that situation are interpreted by this fear and our explanations are conditioned by this fear. It’s here we must understand our fear to overcome it. It’s natural to have fears. But it’s important that don’t let your fears take control of you. Find out the fears and verify whether you are controlling the fear, or the fear is controlling you. Have the courage to control your own fear.
Don Giorgio
Jan 16, 2023 | POSITIVE IMPULSES
“You don’t understand”, this is a key phrase we hear from people who wants to put us down, especially when they repeat it. This is a phrase of attack. Never say this. But in case you must say this, think 100 times before. Because it can be that I did not explain something well and that is why the other party did not understand. Then when someone is saying this to you, “You don’t understand”, don’t defend yourself. Because often this phrase is a sign of desperation and impatience. Don’t doubt your capacity of understanding or yourself. Be calm and understand the intention of the person. Then you will see the whole picture. So, whenever you hear this phrase, “You don’t understand”, it is not that you must understand what he or she says, but that you must understand the person who says that.
Don Giorgio
Jan 9, 2023 | POSITIVE IMPULSES
Whenever there is a possibility of improving yourself, don’t make it just a cosmetic improvement. Go deep into yourself and make the change. Go deep where you are along with yourself, accept the defect, make the change, and come out with the transformation. Reducing the possibility to change yourself into just a cosmetic change is losing the possibility to make a real difference in life. These opportunities come with different kind of experiences, sometimes pleasant sometimes unpleasant. Just embrace it, go deep, make the change. Be better yourself.
Don Giorgio
