Perhaps you or a friend may have said, “I don’t like it when…” or “I become angry whenever…” or “I can’t stand it if…” You can fill in the blanks. Here are some examples: “I can’t stand it when someone interrupts me while I’m speaking. I don’t like it when people speak rudely. I become
Although there were still 30 minutes remaining before the lunch break would end, a handful of the first grade students already returned to class. Mrs. Thompson, their teacher, finished her lunch and was there to greet them. “While we are waiting for the others to arrive,” she told the students, “why don’t we play the
We all would like to be successful. Yet, many have thousands of reasons why they cannot succeed. In truth, all we need is one reason why we can or cannot. That one reason is attitude. Nothing is more important: not education, aptitude, health, wealth, or opportunity. Great men and women share this opinion. For example,
If you need to know the answer now: No, life without worry is not possible. People do worry, and will worry, to the end of their lives. The question is: How much worrying is O.K.? The whole story about worry is this: If you worry, you are alive. If you do not worry at all,
(Information for this essay comes from the following books: “The Gift Of Giving” by Michael Lynberg and “When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough” by Harold Kushner) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Most of us are pleasure seekers…. in search of
To whom are you grateful? Who has made your life better? More productive? More enjoyable? There are a host of people who have made my life better. Too many to thank in this essay. * * * * * * * * * * * * Let’s start with those who helped me fight
