I just started reading a new book - The 8th Habit, by Stephen Covey. In case you don't know, Stephen Covey is the author of the well-known book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
What does The 8th Habit have to do with LOVE? I'm not sure yet.
What I like is that in this book he is recognizing that being effective, while good and potentially meaningful, isn't necessarily meaningful in any significant way. Rather, he invokes our need for transcendence in order to move from "effectiveness" to "greatness".
And just to contextualize this, for us small folks, he quotes Mother Teresa:
What does The 8th Habit have to do with LOVE? I'm not sure yet.
What I like is that in this book he is recognizing that being effective, while good and potentially meaningful, isn't necessarily meaningful in any significant way. Rather, he invokes our need for transcendence in order to move from "effectiveness" to "greatness".
And just to contextualize this, for us small folks, he quotes Mother Teresa:
| Few of us can do great things, but all of us can do small things with great love. MOTHER TERESA |
My understanding of this "small thing" is our recognition and cultivation of the positivity resonance that Fredrickson calls "Love 2.0."
In your experience, is this not a small practice of transcendence?
BTW, Hugh gave me an article that describes Fredrickson's research without harping on the word "love." It is linked HERE.
In your experience, is this not a small practice of transcendence?
BTW, Hugh gave me an article that describes Fredrickson's research without harping on the word "love." It is linked HERE.
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