I have observed parents in department stores asking four and five-year-olds which outfit they like. Does that make sense? Of course, not, but…

Believe it or not, you and I have a tremendous amount of power to change this world. What we do individually can have a lasting and profound effect on how much good…

Believe it or not, you and I have a tremendous amount of power to change this world. What we do individually can have a lasting and profound effect on how much good…

Living Happy requires strength. The forces in life that seek to belittle or demean us are ever present. We must be aware, but not too…

Several years ago, when I was still doing my relationship seminars here in L.A. and a few times on Okinawa Japan for the military, in the course of making a point about decisions, I would quip that…

When we find something that works, simple logic dictates that we should keep doing it. For some folks, simple logic is neither simple nor logical. We all probably know some parents who have decided that…

Raising children can be a wonderful, wonderful experience, or, it can be a raging nightmare! Here are three things that will…

I sometimes wonder what the world really looks like. That seems an odd statement for an 82-year-old man to make, but I am serious. If I've learned anything during my 82 trips around the sun, it's that…

I sometimes wonder what the world really looks like. That seems an odd statement for an 82-year-old man to make, but I am serious. If I've learned anything during my 82 trips around the sun, it's that each one of us has a pretty…

The American humorist and social commentator, Will Rogers, is reported to have said "Don't wait to buy real aestate, buy real estate and wait." Wise advice. Were he alive today, he might give some of us this advice

Well, here's the new year! We have new goals, new aspirations, new expectations! So where do you see yourself 365 days from today? Will you be…

The 19th century French novelist, George Sand, quoted above, made a noteworthy observation about happiness. If what he said is even partially correct, which it is, then the road to happiness is…

You know you can do better. You know you can be better. You have probably scolded and queried yourself relentlessly at this time of year, about why you don't

We don't always get everything done that we set out to do. We don't always do things right the first time. This beautiful thing we call life, seems to be a hodgepodge of attempts and…

Tis the season

Christ is the reason

He came to save us all

Alas, he will only claim the ones…

What makes you happy?
Figure that one out, and you are guaranteed to be happier in the coming new year. For some of us happiness just seems …

The great Ella Fitzgerald sang a song with lyrics that went "First you say you will and then you won't. Then you say you do and then you don't. You're undecided now so what are you gonna do? Those lyrics by Sid Robin describe how,,,

I remember an interesting incident several years ago. After finishing a seminar on relationships and reading poems from my book, ‘Women & Simple Truths,’ a young lady came up to me and asked…

Let's say I want to learn how to ride a bicycle. The first thing I have to learn to do is to mount the bicycle. Perhaps I have to adjust the seat height so that my feet reach the ground to balance myself while straddling it. Then I have to practice rolling a little to bit at a time, then peddling a few revolutions until I finally reach the point where I can balance it while peddling. Then I have to learn how to turn with balance. Eventually,,,

An air of optimism should permeate everything we do. But that is not the reality we see around us. So many of our fellows, our friends or acquaintances are pessimistic about…