Recently, my horoscope read:”You are never too young, too old or too broke to make a difference in someone’s live.” I think this could be expanded to include: too busy, too tired, too important or too shy…. Making a difference is what all of us were put on this earth to do–it’s the very thing…
A friend of mine sent me this poem a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it so much that I want to pass it on to you. It’s titled The Art of Living. To touch the cup with eager lips and taste, not drain it;To woo and tempt and court a bliss – and not attain…
Albert Einstein once said, “I must be willing to give up what I am to become what I will be.” This is the hard part of following our dreams that is seldom talked about. Moving forward through life requires that we let go of the comfortable and familiar that we may have worked hard to…
Baseball legend Stan Musial, who played 22 years for the St. Louis Cardinals Major League baseball team, passed away this week at the age of 92. During his career, he was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player three times, made the All-Star team 24 times and held 55 baseball records when he retired in…
Recently, my wife shared an Aristotle quote with me about avoiding criticism: “Criticism is something we can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing and being nothing.” The lesson here is that if you live your life to avoid criticism, you’ll wind up living an empty and meaningless life.
Many people prefer comfort of security over the excitement of taking risks. They would rather sit inside the safety of their comfort zones and watch the world go by. As a result, they miss out on much of the good life. Blind and deaf American author and political activist Helen Keller understood this well. As…
Many people prefer comfort of security over the excitement of taking risks. They would rather sit inside the safety of their comfort zones and watch the world go by. As a result, they miss out on much of the good life. Blind and deaf American author and political activist Helen Keller understood this well. As…
If you want to make 2013 the happiest year of your life, all you need to do is to follow the advice of Og Mandino: “Remember that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time looking for peace, contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember there is no happiness in having or getting, but…
With all the good will that gets passed around during the holiday season, it’s the perfect time to repair any strained relationships you might have in your life. People are generally in a cheerful mood, which makes them far more open to forgiving and accepting forgiveness. So, if you have any strained relationships, now is…
As the holiday shopping season gets into full swing, malls and stores become more and more crowded which ramps up the stress levels of shoppers. Some of these uptight shoppers vent their stress at retail clerks by being rude, mean and nasty toward them. This, in turn, makes their job incredibly difficult and thankless during…