Money “Buys” Happiness
They say money can’t buy happiness. But to me, that statement isn’t totally accurate. Research has shown that how we spend our money makes a big impact on our happiness. (And when you hear more of my explanation, you will clearly see the common sense in it.) Using equal amounts of money, a group of […]
You Must Sow
We’ve all heard the saying that you reap what you sow. But it’s only when we give away all of our seeds that we advance to a new level of giving and receiving. Have you been hurt by someone? You will only receive true love when you can have true compassion for that person. Do […]
What Killjoys Teach Us
Have you ever experienced a happy moment that was killed by a negative remark? Killjoys really can spoil a party! Or can they? Do we react because the comment is truly negative or is it because a grain of truth in what has been said hits home? Let’s face it – it’s our interpretation of […]
On Being A Victim
Are you a victim – of yourself? Abraham Lincoln correctly said – people are as happy as they make their minds up to be. You will always be as happy or confident or sad or whatever, as you decide to be. If you don’t believe me, where exactly do you think feelings come from? Internal […]
It’s A Wagon Train!
Sometimes, I can take myself and everything around me a little too seriously! I know I’m getting too intense when even the smallest problem gets me mad. Henry Ward Beecher, who lived way back in the 1800s, summed up the psychological force behind this when he said – a person without a sense of humor […]