C.S. Lewis said, “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.” You’ve heard “pride comes before a fall.” The moment we begin to think we’re somehow better than others, for whatever the reason, is the moment the...
Do you remember the last time you moved out of one place and into another? Maybe it’s when you left home for the first time. As you packed, did you notice that everything in your house was a reflection of yourself? Your life, a physical representation, was literally...
Did you ever think math could teach you things beyond the page? How about a mathematician? Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, known for his famous theorem, also dabbled in the personal and the worldly. He once said “Choose rather to be strong of...
What if the economy tanks? What if you get a bad report from the doctor? What happens if a hurricane hits? There’s a song called “What Ifs,” that says “We could worry about the “what ifs” till the world stops turnin”. We live in a time of anxiety and uncertainty. ...
Have you ever heard of the “Ship of Theseus”? It's a thought experiment that asks the ‘thinker’ to ponder a paradoxical idea. A paradox is a seemingly contradictory statement or proposition that when explained may prove to be well founded or true. Imagine a ship...
Happiness as a feeling is often the outcome of a decision to be grateful. It seems that most everyone strives to be happy each day, but few recognize the relationship between the happy feeling we seek and the grateful spirit that must be unleashed for it to occur. ...
Have you ever been in fog so thick you couldn’t see the road ahead? It’s not pleasant, but there’s a valuable life lesson to be learned from the experience. Next time you’re in this situation, find a safe place to stop, silence any noise, and just sit and enjoy the...
Are you determined to live life fully? In 1960, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a book about a life fully lived when she was 76 years old. The book’s title? “You Learn By Living”. She wrote the book well after she had been the first lady, and as you might imagine, by that...
Did you know that more than half the globe – an estimated 4.2 billion people – now use social media on a daily basis? Staying in touch with friends and family, and being able to utilize it for business, fun, or to make a difference in the lives of others is a very...
Author Victor Frankl wrote extensively about the horrible tragedies he underwent after being thrown into a Nazi concentration camp in 1942. He lost nearly all he held dear — his family, most of his friends, his life’s work – but one day he realized, the Nazis hadn’t...