A reader has a question about last week’s article, which was entitled, “It’s all UP to you” His question and my answer follow, but before I begin, let me invite YOU, too, to pose questions or suggest topics you would like me to cover. Now, on to his question: “I’d like to ask you about
The head of the monastery and his disciple had finished looking after the sick, so they left the village and headed home. After a 45 minute trek in the woods, they came to the most difficult part of their journey, a wide, raging stream that had to be crossed. But today was different, for standing
Were you ever driving along on the highway when someone behind you flashed their high beams because they wanted you to speed up? Such rude and unwarranted behavior can be upsetting. Did you deliberately slow down instead, just to annoy the car behind you? If you did, the other driver just got angrier and probably
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
