One topic. One honest look at it. Each Peace of Wisdom takes a single idea — a habit worth building, a setback worth reframing, a word worth choosing carefully — and turns it over until something useful comes loose. Short enough to read in a minute, sturdy enough to stay with you.
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...
Have you ever built a bridge? I'm sure you have. After all, a personal connection IS a bridge. It's a bridge that represents trust between yourself and others. Trust is a critical life force and there is no law that makes it permanent. Trust can be broken, lost, or...
Recent world events serve as a valuable reminder — life is precious and time is fleeting. The sheer busyness of life can be all consuming. You’ve no doubt heard it said — “don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” It’s easy to get so busy...
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. ...
There’s much we can learn about failure from the potter. She begins her process with a simple ball of clay. Sometimes she uses a wheel to form the piece she’s building, sometimes she shapes it using only her hands. She kneads the clay to get rid of any air pockets,...
You and everyone you know, at one time or another, need someone to care. Whether you know it or not, someone out there loves you and thinks about you. These people in your life. Even the more independent of the people in your life need human interaction...they rely...
Have you ever had anyone comment, “You know…you just seem too grateful?” No? It’s because gratitude is something one cannot overdo. There are three stages of gratitude we can use as a reference: The recognition that people in our lives are helping us achieve....
Do you struggle with time management, always wishing you had a few extra hours in your day? Most of us do – we’re much too busy, and often way too distracted. It’s a good idea to take a step back and consider how you order your days – or if you’re allowing someone or...