Loneliness is distress caused by one’s lack of social connection. Loneliness causes people to feel empty, alone, and unwanted or left out—that nobody cares about them.

The above phrase describes how a lot of unhappy people view the world. They’re unhappy with their current situation and they think others have it better. In reality, the grass isn’t always greener; it only looks that way. I remember looking at a cartoon in the Farm Journal magazine when I was a kid which…

I received an email from a subscriber which describes the impact that finding something we’re passionate about has on our life. Here’s what she had to say: “When you are passionate about what you are doing, it never feels like work.

Recently, I was watching a travel show on Public Television. The host of the show was passing through a city in Mississippi where he met a woman who was heralded as being an outstanding cook of Southern food.

It’s not uncommon to hear people making excuses about why they didn’t take advantage of the opportunities that life sent their way. You’ll hear them say things like, “I could have done this or that….” Then come the excuses: “…but at the time my kids were little,” or “but we had just bought a new house,” or “but it seemed like too big of a risk” Unfortunately, many of these people continue this pattern of making excuses right into their old age.

One of my daughters sent me a quote that read, “Happy people are those who continuously evaluate and improve themselves. Unhappy people are those who continuously evaluate others.”

I attended a party where one of the guests was intent on bragging about his latest accomplishments. I watched as he moved from group to group trying to get people to listen to his story. As soon as he started talking about himself, one by one, people in the group would excuse themselves and move on.

I grew up during an era where daydreaming was considered loafing or wasting time. The prevailing logic was straightforward: If you were daydreaming, you weren’t working.

My daughter participates in a sunrise yoga class which normally meets in a gym. This particular day, the instructor suggested the meet outside on the pool deck and watch the sun come up against a backdrop of mountains.

A friend shared the following story with me. “I went to a restaurant to pick up a pizza. Both rooms were full of diners, and the phone was ringing nonstop with take-out orders. The employees were running their legs off, and the guy ahead of me was screaming abusively at the woman behind the cash register because his pizza wasn’t ready.