Helping the Dying to Live
One day we will all have to visit, help, or comfort a dying person. How should we treat someone with […]
Mental Health & Anxiety
Self Improvement
It is not the criminal we should hate but the causes of crime
Growing numbers of Canadians are suggesting that capital punishment should be reinstated. It is not because they are vicious, but
Self Improvement
Without trust all you can be in life is alone
Imagine trying to survive without trust. How could you drive anywhere unless you trusted the other drivers to follow traffic
Mental Health & Anxiety
Building Self-Esteem
A local reader asked over coffee a few questions about self-esteem. Since the information is worth sharing, I present it
Self Improvement
Major characteristics of the resilient
That which does not kill us makes us stronger (Friedrich Nietzsche) Who doesn’t admire the resiliency of the people of
Relationships
Brokenhearted? Take heart; you will not die
A reader is his early 30’s is distressed because his girlfriend, who is eleven years younger, ended their two-year relationship.
Success
Breaking Bad Habits – We are what we repeatedly do
Aristotle taught, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Good habits are
Success
Becoming Better – We have within ourselves an innate need to grow
He who stops being better stops being good (Oliver Cromwell, 1599 ~ 1658) We have within ourselves an innate need
Happiness
When we appreciate beauty we can create it
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror (Kahlil Gibran) It’s the end of a long day and you