The great Ella Fitzgerald sang a song with lyrics that went "First you say you will and then you won't. Then you say you do and then you don't. You're undecided now so what are you gonna do? Those lyrics by Sid Robin describe how,,,

I remember an interesting incident several years ago. After finishing a seminar on relationships and reading poems from my book, ‘Women & Simple Truths,’ a young lady came up to me and asked…

Let's say I want to learn how to ride a bicycle. The first thing I have to learn to do is to mount the bicycle. Perhaps I have to adjust the seat height so that my feet reach the ground to balance myself while straddling it. Then I have to practice rolling a little to bit at a time, then peddling a few revolutions until I finally reach the point where I can balance it while peddling. Then I have to learn how to turn with balance. Eventually,,,

An air of optimism should permeate everything we do. But that is not the reality we see around us. So many of our fellows, our friends or acquaintances are pessimistic about…

"You'd better check yourself before you wreck yourself."

That is an old saying from my youth. It was true then and I believe it's still true today. Each and every one of us plays an important role in how we live our lives, and how much prosperity and

This is a wake up call for all of us!
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Getting to know our true selves is something we should strive for. We sometimes display bluster when our ego is

Fixing to get ready to get started to get going is not an action plan! Yet, that is how many of us function as we institute the action part of…

There's a story about two monks who, during one of their routine early morning walks at the beach, noticed thatThere's a story about two monks who, during one of their routine early morning walks at the beach, noticed that…

Our dreams of where we want to go or what we want to do in life can be powerful catalysts that supercharge our efforts to attain them. Whether or not we reach those dreams…

What do you truly want to get out of life? What achievement would it take for you to be able to say to yourself…

Life seems to be an endless cycle of ups and downs, of starts and stops, of struggles and ease. Throughout our lives, we are always at one or…

At sometime in our lives, if we haven't already, we will face situations that call for us to do things or attempts to do things that we are…

As 2024 continues to wind down, some of us are probably reflecting on our accomplishments, however great or small during this year. For those who set goals with deadlines, this was probably…

We humans are sometimes too prideful. We will choose to continue on a path that we know is no longer good for us, sometimes because we don't want to look like…

Losing someone dear to us, is one of life's most heart-rending moments. We feel as if our world has just caved in. Mixed feelings of helplessness, despair and sorrow can come very close to…

In the midst of the joys and challenges of being a parent, it is important that we not lose sight of something that should be one of the most important aims of parenthood; raising…

So many of us go through life without ever finding anything that stirs us up, that makes our blood boil, that gets us really enthused about getting it done. If there is nothing in your life that you are passionate about, you are missing…

It's pretty interesting how so many of us will show kindness, patience, and understanding to someone we love, and then turn around and…