Tom can’t seem to get ahead in life. He believes he has bad luck. For example, he was unhappy at work because there was too much office politics going on. So, he moved to another company only to find the same problem. Fed up, he moved on to a third company, and — you guessed
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn’t like it (Samuel Goldwyn) Ideas, like the air we breathe, are omnipresent. And they are to the mind what light is to the eyes. Everywhere you go and every act you do provides opportunities for useful ideas. Every time you turn on the radio or
Sometimes it takes a shock to bring us to our senses. Catastrophic news can jar us from our slumber and cause us to reconsider how we are leading our lives. Consider Tim, for instance. Imagine his shock when told by his doctor he had a terminal illness (cancer) and should prepare for death. His initial
Though animated, she spoke softly. Isabel wanted to know how to deal with nasty people. “You know what I mean,” she said, “loudmouths, braggarts, hypocrites, gossipers, and troublemakers. How do you deal with people who are judgmental, manipulative, argumentative, nerve-racking, thoughtless, or pretentious?” “I have no problem getting along with my friends,” she added, but
We may escape the ravages of killer earthquakes and hurricanes, but we cannot escape from the need for mourning because one day we will lose a loved one. The time to think about mourning is now, before the need arises, for when that day comes, we’ll be too distraught to think clearly. The purpose of
Did you ever attend, or think of attending, a retreat? They are often run by religious groups, spiritual teachers, therapists, and others. Found in remote areas and surrounded by natural beauty, they are perfect havens, sanctuaries, and refuges from the clamor of city life. There in the midst of silence, one learns how to release
