Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?
Interpretation
The quote highlights the importance of kindness over being correct in disagreements.
Wayne Dyer's quote prompts us to reflect on our priorities in interactions with others. It suggests that valuing kindness and compassion can lead to more harmonious relationships, while the desire to be 'right' may create conflict. This philosophical stance encourages us to prioritize empathy and understanding over asserting our own correctness.
In practice
During a team meeting, I reminded everyone, 'Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?' to encourage a supportive atmosphere.
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
There may be some substitute for hard facts, but if there is, I have no idea what it can be.
It's always better to be wise than to be smart.
Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance; and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.
When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace.
Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, the less he talks.
I always want to tell these young idealists that the world is not as dangerous as many in the older generation want them to believe...The [people] for whom I feel the greatest sadness are the ones who choke on their beliefs, who never act on their ideals, who never know the state of struggle in a decent cause, and never know the thrill of even partial victories.
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