My Pain Means I am Making a Mistake

As a child, If we stuck our fingers into the fire, we would pull them back and learn not to do that again. Emotionally, though, we have stuck every appendage into the proverbial fire and we still have...

Let's Go For a Whim

How often do you follow up on an urge to do something creative or enjoyable? Do you ever get a creative idea for your home or at work but feel afraid to act on it because someone might be critical of...

Tearing Down to Rebuild

When we complain we are tearing down an undesirable structure in order to make room for something new.We all know someone who has elevated the process of complaining to a high art. Sometimes funny,...

Seven Great Ways to Boost Your Optimism

The way you view life is so important, and yet most people never realize that. If you're an optimistic kind of person, you'll open all kinds of positive doors for yourself and lead a very fulfilled...

Curbing Forgetfulness

There is a secret bond between slowness and memory, between speed and forgetting. - Milan Kundera What strikes me when I read Kundera's quote is the word secret. These are secret bonds. With some...

Stained Glass

People are like a stained-glass window. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out. -Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Most of us are very concerned about revealing the so-called stains on our lives. We are...