
Five Ways to Learn From "Troubling Times"
Most of us dread and despise difficult times - whether it be financial woes, relationships breaking down, marriages ending, losing a job,...

We do not believe in ourselves.
e.e. cummings wrote: "We do not believe in ourselves until somone reveals that something deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to,...

Why Pray When You Can Worry? (appeared in the Huffington Post)
January is upon us. For me, this is “no kidding time” – when I find myself either starting to implement that list of resolutions I made...

No critics...no success.
Malcolm X said: "If you have no critics, you'll likely have no success." I don't know about you, but I'm a real "people pleaser" from a...

Failing can be a very good thing!
The beloved writer of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling, said: "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live...

"For me every hour is grace."
Eli Weisel, of all people, wrote: "For me every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at...

Five Tips for Coping with Depression over the Holidays (appeared in Huffington Post)
While everyone seems to be in a "ho, ho, ho!" mood, are you feeling more like "Bah, Humbug!" during this holiday season? It could be a...

Everything becomes sacred.
"Everything becomes sacred wherever you go. Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier." - Thich Nhat Hanh Whenever I get...

No one can take the journey for us.
Marcel Proust once wrote: "We don't receive wisdom. We must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or...

You are in integrity when...
"You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside." A brilliant and insightful comment...