Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of being discerning when accepting advice while also being patient with those who offer it.
The quote advises individuals to be cautious and selective about whose advice they choose to heed, recognizing that not all guidance is valuable or relevant to their personal circumstances. At the same time, it encourages patience towards those who provide advice, understanding that most people offer their perspectives with good intentions, even if their advice may not always be sound or applicable.
In practice
During a workshop on personal development, this quote can serve as a reminder to critically evaluate the advice given.
If you wanted to show a mirror to people that says, 'You've been drunk on money,' they're not going to want to see it. But if you reflected that mirror on another time they'd be willing to. People will need an explanation of where we are and where we've been, and 'The Great Gatsby' can provide that explanation.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself
All good, clean stories are melodrama, it's just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.
Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.
When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
At any moment, whatever we are experiencing, only one of two things is ever happening: either we are being with what is, or else we are resisting what is. Being with what is means letting ourselves have and feel our experience, just as it is right now. ... This is where genuine creativity, health, and communication, as well as spiritual power, arise from.
There's a way that the force of disappointment can be alchemized into something that will paradoxically renew you.
I just thought I‘d never look good in what everybody else wore. So there’s no point trying. You just have to do what suits you, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t look like everybody else. Be you. That’s our gift and we’ve got to celebrate that, but it does take ages. I was wracked with self-doubt for years. I get spasms of it even now – I’m not indelibly self-confident.
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