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.
Psychologists define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or anger toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness? You might think that forgiving someone who isn't...
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...
You’ve no doubt heard the expression – one never gets a second chance to make a first impression. How we present ourselves to others matters a great deal. Do you want people to feel drawn to you the minute you meet? Do you want to attract more opportunities … make...
Have you ever counted the hours you spent with the news or social media? Did you ever think it might affect your life balance, or that choosing to make time for other things could keep you healthy? There are studies today that suggest too much television can cause...
Today’s society in which we live tends to excuse all forms of bad behavior. There are now highly educated professionals who are actually referring to gossip as a ‘social skill’? According to some of the largest news outlets, gossip has gone from a negative to a...
Have you ever been described as gentle? Personally, when I think of the word “gentle,” I think of Winnie the Pooh. Did you know that Winnie the Pooh was created by author Alan Alexander Milne after one of his son’s toys? It’s true. Winnie, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet,...