Laughing is something that makes you feel good — really good. Plus laughing is contagious. Get one person laughing and before you know it everyone around you is laughing. Humor and laughter is one of those things that can help you feel better even when things are going bad. Have you ever noticed that after […]
We Are Very Fortunate
Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged. –Helen Keller
You’re Gonna Miss This
When I was a kid and wasn’t enjoying some activity or family function or whatever, I would wish that it would be over. My mother, may she rest in peace, used to say, “You’re wishing your life away.” As a kid, I didn’t realize how important that was. Now, I’d love to have some of […]
You’re Rich
We are all of us richer than we think we are. –Michel de Montaigne
Do You Hear That?
It’s the sound of silence. You say you can’t hear it? Turn off the TV. Turn off the radio. Turn off the iPod. Turn off the dishwasher. Turn off everything that’s making noise. Enjoy the silence. Most of us spend so much time with noise going on around us that we don’t take time to […]
Make the Circumstances
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. –George Bernard Shaw
Trust Yourself
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Too Much On Your Plate?
We’ve all had those days when we have so many things to do, the stress starts to build up. We get frustrated at things that don’t go quickly and smoothly. You know how it is. You’re already stressed and then something comes along that frustrates you even more. The computer locks up or someone in […]
More Thoughts On Happiness
Here’s a wonderful commentary published just this morning in the Georgetown (KY) News-Graphic written by George Lusby: Changing the pursuit of happiness To your happiness!
Let Go Of Yesterday
Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is […]
