Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin 1706 – 1790 A few days from now, we’ll celebrate the start of a New Year, and many of us will resolve to improve our lives. … [ Continue Reading ]
For it is in giving that we receive. St. Francis of Assisi c. 1181 – 1226 This week, the Christian world celebrates Christmas, the day set aside to mark the birth of Jesus. It seems to me that there’s been a steady shift in focus from the spiritual meaning of … [ Continue Reading ]
If you don’t like what is happening, you have to consciously make new choices about how you think, feel and act. Roger K. Allen The Hero’s Choice: Living From the Inside Out I’m constantly searching for new ways to share valuable life lessons with others. I recently read a life … [ Continue Reading ]
The archer who misses the target turns to himself and not to another for the cause of his failure. Confucius 551 – 479 B.C. What’s one of the major differences between owning something and renting it? Consider any number of things you could buy or rent: a home, work space, … [ Continue Reading ]
Vigilantly practice indifference to external conditions. Your happiness can only be found within. Epictetus 55 – 135 A.D. Recently, I was working with a young woman who had a real medical problem. As a result, she would spend way too much time on the computer and concentrated her energies on … [ Continue Reading ]
I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. William Henley 1849 – 1903 Martin Seligman, a legendary psychologist, conducted a series of experiments in the 1960s. While the results were very informative, the tests probably would have gotten him arrested and charged with animal … [ Continue Reading ]
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five. W. Somerset Maugham 1874 – 1965 Editor’s note: Today we have a Lesson from one of my mentors, David Krueger, MD. You’re writing a story that you may not know how to … [ Continue Reading ]
The impulse to blame something or someone else is foolishness, there is nothing to be gained in blaming. Epictetus 55 – 135 A.D. When something goes wrong, what is your immediate, instinctive reaction? If you’re like most people, you want to uncover why things stopped working. What happened? Who was … [ Continue Reading ]
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost 1874 – 1963 We’re all familiar with the saying “money can’t buy happiness.” But do you believe it? I suspect the answer is no. If … [ Continue Reading ]
Waste not, want not. John Wesley 1703 – 1791 The following is a reader’s comments about last week’s lesson, “What’s your belief about money?” John, I would like to comment on your article. We too, grew up very poor as far as money was concerned, but we were the richest … [ Continue Reading ]