Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.
Madness & The Moon
“The sage points at the moon.
The student sees only the finger.”
-Taoist Proverb
“I don’t wish to go among mad people!” said Alice,
“You really can’t help that,” said the Cheshire Cat, “because
Defense Against the New & the Art of Persuasion
“And if I built this fortress around your heart
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Then let me build a bridge
For I cannot fill the chasm
And let me set the battlements on fire.”
– Lyrics from “Fortress Around Your Heart”
By Sting
British Poet, Musician & Lyricist
(1951
Master Class
“The Only difference between a groove and a grave, is the depth.”
-Lena Horne
American Singer
(1917 – 2010)
You’re good! You’re in the groove and you know it! You may also
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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
He’s cool! He’s hip! He’s with it! He’s a young man with a trumpet case in one hand while the other snaps out the beat as he sashays down the street. Sporting a beret and shades, he’s the embodiment of jazz. Whoa, he stops – comes face to face with an elderly couple (Tourists!): “Excuse me young man, can you tell us the way to Carnegie Hall?” A slow smile of understanding
Limits to Logic & Unconditional Love
“The entire career of a Bodhisattva is governed by two major characteristics: Wisdom and Compassion.
Buddhahood is accomplished by Wisdom, but the act of becoming a Buddha is accomplished by Compassion.
A Bodhisattva’s own liberation is achieved through Wisdom, but his goal of liberating others is
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