The song from The California Special Olympics asks, “How far is far; how high is high?” How far is far? As far as we want to go, as far as our dreams take us. How high is high? As high as our goals, as high as the mountains we climb. Many of the participants of
Some people are confused about the nature of positive thinking. Among other things, they believe positive thinkers are pollyannas wearing pink colored glasses who engage in wishful thinking. The critics also go on to say those so-called positive thinkers live in a mindless dream world and suppress their negative emotions because they cannot face the
A reader writes, “I’m 26 and my boyfriend is 29. We’ve been together for just under a year. “I was once a self confessed pessimist, but gradually turned myself into an optimist. My boyfriend is a really hardcore pessimist. He believes he is a realist, and that I have my head in the clouds. “I
How do pole-vaulters keep improving? They do so by continually raising the bar. Whether we’re athletes or not, we too have to keep raising the bar if we wish to experience endless growth and unfurl our magnificent potential. Take a look at your life. Are you happy where you are? Are you satisfied with your
Today’s subject is responsibility. Not social responsibility, which is a separate issue, but personal responsibility. When we take responsibility, we admit we are the ones responsible for the choices we make. We, not other people or events, are responsible for the way we think and feel. It is our life, and we are in charge
A young family was seated at the table next to me in a coffee shop. The mother cradled an infant in her arms. Peacefully asleep, the infant would sporadically burst into smiles just as a spring landscape bursts into flowers. The effect of the infant on the crowd waiting to be served was magical. Ice
