When we're young, our parents and other elders offer us guidance and wisdom to help us through life. Their words are often borne out of personal experiences and their desire to share those life lessons is centered around love and caring. … [Read more...]
Doing Good for Goodness Sake
Do you believe that if you do good, that good will come back to you in the form of a reward? Should we expect good to come back to us, or should we do good deeds, simply because that's the right thing to do -- do good, just for the sake of it? … [Read more...]
The Gossip Test
As the saying goes, "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." Is this good advice? Is it even realistic advice? I mean surely, we can't be expected to only speak if what we say is "nice," right? … [Read more...]
Give Happiness to Find It
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” Eleanor Roosevelt spoke those wise words. What better way to bring joy into our own life, than by giving it to someone else first? … [Read more...]
A Balance Needs to be Created Between Everything
The rat race of life is getting a lot rattier and manic in our "modern" age. People run to and fro, heads down, looking at their iPhone, racing, running, dashing in a frenzy. Ask them what they did that day and most will respond "what didn't I do!" The answer is, an awful lot. … [Read more...]
Build Your Life
Sometimes people come into our life and we know instinctively that they are meant to be there. They may be there for a reason, a season, or for life. We never know who these people may be, but once our eyes meet theirs, we sense that they will play a role in our life. … [Read more...]