The works of Author C.L. Harmon
Nothing we earn, achieve, or acquire will remember us after we pass. All of it will fade away or become the property of another. The memories and words we leave with others will be the traces that attach to their souls and the only personal part of us we leave behind. Today exists so we may leave a part of ourselves for others’ tomorrow.
C.L. Harmon
Leave a CommentIf you take away someone’s desire to laugh, you remove a small part of their joy. If you take away their need to cry, you remove a bit of their passion. If you take away their desire to feel, you steal a bit of their humanity. If you attack their confidence, you kill a little of their resolve. If you crush part their dream, you raze their hope. And if you take a little of all them from others, you take away their reasons to live.
C.L. Harmon
Leave a CommentOne of the most courageous actions in life is to continue embracing faith, hope, and positivity solely for the sake of others. This is especially true when we feel these have failed us. What we see in others and what they see in us is sometimes the only strength to be found when misery abounds and all courage to continue has been lost.
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Leave a CommentIf I teach you to think like me, the world will not change. If I teach you to think about me, I can influence you to change the world. But if I teach you to think for yourself, then I have given you the power to change how the world thinks.
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Leave a CommentWe are all flawed. There is no doubt that we lack knowledge, wisdom, and insight. But flawed is the foundation for direction. That which we lack in perfection is the catalyst for drive and improvement. Existence is not about knowing all, but about growing towards He who knows all.
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Leave a CommentStarting over is difficult because we believe others may see failure in what we were. But what others may think is not enough to dissuade those from gambling on themselves. For them, the risk is worth the cost, while never taking a risk is already considered failure.
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Leave a CommentEnlightenment is the realization that success of any kind is not the result of our choices, but the absolute certainty that our Creator left nothing to chance for it to exist.
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Just because we do things out of love does not mean they are right. Everything we do is from an imperfect perspective. What we can do is learn to love better than we did yesterday. You don’t influence people for the better by your actions towards them, but by expressing love through the improvement of your own flaws today for their benefit tomorrow.
C.L. Harmon
Your ego will lie to you over and over. It will point out everyone else’s flaws, but convince you that you don’t share them. It will tell you that you have more knowledge than others, instead of equal but different knowledge. It will convince you of your worthiness to receive because of your actions instead of the truth that you are deficient and therefore blessed by the grace of God. The devil does not speak to the soul; he speaks to the ego because it is the last place we choose to practice humility.
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Leave a CommentThere are only two types of people in the world. Those who focus on others first and those who focus on themselves first. If you find that you are always last, you are with the wrong person. If you find yourself alone, others have figured out you are the wrong person.
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