What will be your legacy; left behind when you are no longer on the planet? Not everyone cares about leaving a legacy. I'm not sure I do either. But I have thought about, if I left one, what...

In my experience, Happiness and Pleasure are not the same thing. There are things that can bring us pleasure, but afterwards...

We are all potential difference-makers in someone's life. Whether or not we are aware of it, there is someone in our sphere of influence whose life could...

What does opportunity look like to you? A bird nest on the ground? A chance to get something for nothing? An unexpected doable way to increase your good fortune? Whatever your definition, remember that old adage...

Setting really big goals is often too daunting for many of us, so we don't even try to accomplish the big goals. The story that nature tells about getting things done is based on...

A beautiful 58 year marriage to my best friend and High School sweetheart, taught me the quintessential thing that makes a good strong mutually satisfying, marriage. While there are a number of factors that are important contributors to a good marriage, such as...

Parents – When you were children and had to work for something; earning it by completing some parental request, you took better care of it than you did...

Taking risks is, well, risky. Does that mean then that not taking risks is not risky? What is risk anyway? Isn't it doing something or trying something whose outcome is...

Sometimes a negative input to us, can have a positive outcome for us. Have you ever been told by someone that you could not do something? If so, do you remember what your...

There have been times in my life and probably in yours as well, when things were so dark, so hopeless that there seemed to be no way out. All hope was seemingly gone and there appeared to be no way forward. Like me, you also probably learned…

The challenging times we are living in and the prevalent attitude that I should be looking to find where I can get something for nothing makes me wonder if this wouldn't be a good time to reinstate the teaching of…

Some of us live as if we are observers of, rather than participants in life. On this exciting, sometimes perilous voyage called life, each of us has a responsibility to contribute something to the voyage. Whether or not we choose to do so is a…

For our own sakes, and for the sakes of those who interact with us, it is sometimes a good idea to take a step back and think about how we talk to…

For our own sakes, and for the sakes of those who interact with us, it is sometimes a good idea to take a step back and think about how we…

Life truly is an awesome teacher. Our challenge is to keep growing and developing so that we can become…

The acquiring of reasonably accurate knowledge depends greatly on our ability to…

Some children grow up with confidence and self-assurance, while others appear to be meek and self-conscious. Have you ever wondered…

Life truly is a mind game! It's in our minds that we see ourselves being successful at something or failing at something. It's in our minds that we preview an upcoming challenge, an upcoming test and see ourselves …

Life! – with its infinite personal possibilities, its enthralling natural order, its captivatingly beautiful scenery should have us so in awe that…

If we have set too many goals, we can sometimes become confused about which ones to pursue first, and which to put off until later. Since our time is limited and we cannot …