People: we can’t get along without them and we can’t get along with them. We can’t get along without them because we can’t do everything; we need their help, and they need ours. We can’t get along with them because their interests and goals clash with ours. So, how do we reconcile these differences? How
Does the title of this article sound like a contradiction or oxymoron? After all, self-discipline makes one think of work or effort, while happiness brings up thoughts of pleasure and the absence of work. So, how can the two go together? Well, first we have to understand what happiness is. It is peace of mind.
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child (Longfellow) “Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.” Sound familiar? Who do you suppose said that? It was Socrates! He said that more than 2,400 years ago. So the world hasn’t changed
“Help! There’s a lot I’d like to do, but I’ve run out of gas. What can I do?” Lack of energy or exhaustion is a problem that is holding many people back. Energy is the fuel that powers our drive to get things done; constant bouts of exhaustion are the brakes that bring our progress
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival (W. Edwards Deming) I am poorly equipped with original ideas, lack critical thinking skills, and am untaught in the arts of composition. Yet, I am eminently qualified to write about learning, for no one values study more than those who need it. I am not ashamed of
Many years have passed since the deaths of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana. Yet, their lives remain clear in our memory. And for good reason, for there is much we can learn from them. For example, their deaths remind us how a person is remembered. How do we remember the dead? Not, “How did they
