A reader writes, “I love the articles you’ve written. They give me a very interesting perspective, but I have a problem getting the ideas installed into my life. There’s an interesting sentence that goes like this: Knowing something but not doing it is like not knowing it. So, my question is, how do you implement
I was asked by a reader, “What is the most important thing in life to you?” Since many of us may occasionally ask ourselves the same question, I thought it would be a good idea to share my answer with all our readers. By the way, you are also invited to ask me a question
Today’s article is in response to four questions posed by a young reader. Q: As far as I can remember (although I’m only 20) I have always wanted to make a difference, and do great things. I have ambitions with no bounds. The sky is the limit. Nevertheless, they make me worry. I wonder the
A good way to start is with a smile, so here are two amusing Yiddish proverbs. 1) “If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.” 2) “Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him.” Wealth and
It’s that time of year again known as Christmas. Whether we’re a Jew, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, or Hindu – believer or unbeliever – we probably all welcome a season that’s devoted to GIVING. For that’s when humanity is at its best. That’s the time we transcend our petty thoughts of self-interest and reach out to
American Poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) wrote, “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), who was a contemporary of John Greenleaf Whittier, staunch abolitionist, and author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” had this to say, “The bitterest tears shed over
