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- Each One His Own Hope: Survival, Success Depend on YOU
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Jan 6, 2011
  
  “Spes sibi quisque” / “Each one his own hope.” ~Virgil, a favorite saying of Henry David Thoreau
  
  Your survival, your success in life depend on YOU — not because you can succeed “on your own” (most certainly, you cannot) or because you should survive “on your own” (most certainly, you will not) but because Hope resides within us all.
  
  We are each our own Hope. YOU are your own Hope.
  
  Meet Ted Williams
  
  I was blown away yesterday morning by the story of Ted Williams, a homeless man from Ohio who became a viral Internet …
  
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- One Suffering: Beyond Uniqueness, 6 Hardships We All Endure
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Sep 30, 2010
  
  “We are each unique, but if more people shared their personal stories of suffering, we would realize truly how similar we all are.” ~On Twitter this week
  
  One subject that I continually revisit (and really try to articulate in many different ways) on DaveUrsillo.com is that each human being is unique, specific, distinct, and special.
  
  Just as no two human faces are exactly the same, no two human beings are exactly the same. Similarly, every person is unique insofar as we each possess a distinct and different set of interests, natural talents and skills, and passions that …
  
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- 7 Unconventional Ways to Develop Patience
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Sep 27, 2010
  
  “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~Saint Augustine
  
  These days, everything is instant.
  
  The instantaneous nature of so many aspects of modern society is empowering and also a great convenience. It’s so easy, in fact, that we take a lot of it for granted.
  
  Travel has never been faster. Communicating has never been easier. Watching “On Demand” entertainment and enjoying other forms of media is not only affordable, but requires as little as a click of the mouse or a television remote control.
  
  “Instant” Living and Mounting Impatience
  
  Unfortunately, the instantaneous aspect of so many facets of our lives …
  
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- Embracing the Commonality of Love: Love’s Language
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Sep 13, 2010
  
  “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~Mother Teresa
  
  Love is a human language.
  
  Love’s language is less spoken than it is felt. Love is embodied. Love is a way of life — it is manifested in our deeds and awareness and presence amongst others.
  
  Love’s language is one that is shared by all human beings. It is an equalizer; it unites us. Love bridges any schism. The commonality of love is understood, appreciated; an inseparable element contained within the human soul.
  
  Love is …
  
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- Seeking Real-Life Practices in Patience and Perspective
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Aug 9, 2010
  
  “He that can have patience, can have what he will.” ~Benjamin Franklin
  
  Patience, as they say, is a virtue.
  
  Patience provides us with great inner balance, a strong sense of mental-emotional endurance, of focus upon our goals and priorities in life and so much more.
  
  As we have explored before on DaveUrsillo.com, an over-reliance upon patience threatens to turn the valued virtue into a crutch of indifference: a reason to hesitate, a reluctance to act.
  
  If we depend too highly upon the old adage “patience is a virtue” to provide us with what we want in life, we forget …
  
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- How to Cultivate Compassion in Every Human Interaction
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Jul 16, 2010
  
  “What if we strive to cultivate genuine meaning in every human interaction?”
  
  No sooner than my asking the question above on Twitter did a complete stranger, perhaps in his mid-forties, walk past me and begin to speak.
  
  “Good morning,” the man remarked. “Beautiful day, isn’t it?”
  
  “No complaints,” I replied in agreement.
  
  Book in lap, I found myself on a park bench that morning, overlooking a small public beach. On some days, usually in the early mornings, I like to seek out places of solitude to read or just be in the quiet. Doing so helps me when I’m lacking …
  
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- Make Better Decisions With Mental-Emotional Synergy
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Jul 12, 2010
  
  Do you think our heads and our hearts are separate, equal forces? ~A question posed on Twitter.
  
  The human mind and the human heart are distinctively different, separate, but equal originators for our human behaviors.
  
  On a biological level, all of our emotions and every decision that we make originate in varying areas of the brain; what we synonymously refer to as “the human mind.” Our thoughts and feelings technically originate in the exact same place.
  
  But on a distinctively “human” and spiritual level, it feels as if “the human mind” (logic, intellect, and rationalization) and “the human …
  
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