My youngest grandson visited us last Saturday on the day before his eighth birthday. We were having a birthday party for him at our house the next day.

Many of us would prefer to live our lives within the friendly confines of our “comfort zone.” And why not? That’s where life is easy, familiar, and totally risk free.

Human beings are engaged in a continual search to find meaning or purpose in their lives.

USA Today reviewed a book written by psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Brown titled Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul.

If you want to make your journey through life more exciting, pick a dream that you’re truly enthused about. Once enthusiasm enters the picture, there’s no procrastination because you won’t be able to hold yourself back.

I called a friend the other day and I could quickly tell that he was feeling down. His speech was slow and quiet. It turns out that an infection had returned and was consuming all his energy and he may have even been feeling a bit sorry for himself.

The above is a quote from C. S. Lewis. In recent years I have come into contact with a number of senior citizens who have stopped setting goals or dreaming new dreams.

Ross Reck – Over the years, I’ve had a number of people tell me that life is a game of “give and take.” While that phrase does sound logical, it’s simply not true. Instead, life is about giving and receiving.

One of the biggest myths on the planet is: When I get what I want, I’ll be happy. This implies that happiness is a destination which can only be reached by focusing on yourself and once you’ve reached this destination, you can sit down, relax and enjoy the good life for the rest of your days. In reality, the opposite is true.

A professional golfer once told me that the biggest reason most golfers’ scores don’t improve much is that they tend to play with other golfers whose skill levels are roughly the same as theirs.