Learn From Adversity
Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. Men see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere. –Henry Ward Beecher
Don’t Expect Others To Make You Happy
Are there people in your life who make you feel happy just by being around them? For me, the answer is a big YES! I’m very fortunate to have a wonderful wife and family and when I’m with any of them I feel incredibly happy. Being around friends also makes me happy. But here’s the […]
On Taking A Risk
Many risks fail because they were not taken in time. Too many risks are postponed until unnecessarily elaborate preparations are made. This does not mean that one should say, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” That is foolish and self-destructive. . . . But don’t sit back waiting for the perfect moment. It almost never […]
Are You Facing Uphill or Downhill?
I was doing some blog surfing yesterday while drinking my morning coffee and came upon a blog that was focused on that blogger’s various chronic illnesses. Now I’m not going to criticize this blogger – in fact, I’m not going to mention the particular blog. Everyone who blogs does so for their own reasons and […]
No Procrastination
Procrastination is opportunity’s natural assassin. –Victor Kiam
We Aren’t Owed A Thing
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. –Mark Twain
Would You Erase Bad Memories?
I just noticed this article from earlier this month “A drug to cope with bad memories” about a blood pressure drug that may help erase bad memories. If you could erase bad memories, would you? We all have things that we don’t like to remember. Maybe it’s a parent leaving, or a bad breakup, or […]
Good Habits
Good habits are worth being fanatical about. –John Irving
Excellent Advice For Life
No other college basketball coach has done what Coach John Wooden did — win 10 NCAA National Championships in 12 years, including four undefeated seasons. Coach Wooden was also the first person ever to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. Part of his success with his […]
Pour Some Happiness
Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
