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…

If we believe the declaration that "Joy is everywhere," why do so many live joyless lives? How does this most sought after feeling elude so many? Are they…

We all have our philosophies of life, even if we don't know what philosophy is. We have our systems of belief in what to expect from life. Our philosophy can be optimistic or pessimistic, have expectations of…

What do you think? Is it OK to be in love with someone who is not in love with you? Or, should being in love be reciprocal ie. 50-50? Regardless of how you might answer these two questions…

I have no idea how many individuals have a daily objective in their lives; a guiding principle. My daily objective; part of my morning prayer is…

To my way of thinking, life's winners are those who are able to achieve a level of happiness, regardless to whatever…

Whatever worthwhile thing you can make of your life is going to last throughout the ages. I hope that you are willing to work as hard as you can to build your life story so that…

Sometimes it's good just to venture out and take a chance by being courageous enough to …

Self improvement is a course we should all enroll in for life.
We are surrounded by the teachers, the people we know or encounter wherever we go, who demonstrate by their own outcomes, how to better do some of the things we need to do, or alternatively, how to avoid...

Some things in our lives are far beyond our control; whether our parents wanted us or not, whether we were raised by one or two parents, also whether we received the affection or discipline we needed. Then, of course, there's

Striving for achievement, advancement or success in life is the common lot of mankind. As we each work to reach the goals that we have decided are significant for us, it might be good to remember...

Life is full of things that are hard. Life also presents us with many things that are very difficult, but not impossible. The word 'impossible' gets far more respect and use than it deserves. Here are a few examples of things that are truly...

What is it about the idea of change that causes us discomfort? Why is our initial response to trying something new usually negative? Although I don't quite have the answers to those two questions, I have observed...

Many of us have heard the story of why a powerful adult bull elephant can be tethered to a simple rope and a wooden stake at a circus, and not pull it up and walk away. The story goes, that

We all know that when we want to become good at something, it is important to practice. Our baseball swing, our dribble, even our ability to text on our phones improves with practice. It has been said that...

We all know that when we want to become good at something, it is important to practice. Our baseball swing, our dribble, even our ability to text on our phones improves with practice. It has been said that...

The above quote by Yogi Berra contains a bit of humor, but also contains an important life lesson for all of us. Most of us were admonished early in our lives to...