This is the archive of the twice-weekly emails sent to the inboxes of Wisdom Harbour members. Delivered in the morning, there is a Wednesday Peace of Wisdom and a Weekend Peace of Wisdom. Each is a short bit of wise perspective about a single topic to help you through your week.
The root for the word happiness is hap, the same for the word happen or happening. It suggests that in order for happiness to occur, something (presumably good) has to happen. Lots of things make us happy – a nice big bowl of ice cream smothered in hot fudge and...
Have you ever worked so hard at something that your behavior seemed to change? Almost like you caused a bond to form between your normal everyday actions and the work ethic you developed? That is called diligence. If you perform your responsibilities in a diligent...
Conventional thought might lead us to believe that resolutions or personal vows are too difficult to keep. A resolution or vow is a commitment (or promise) one has made to either engage in and maintain a new process or abstain from an old way of doing things. Many...
Quick question: what was the most recent thing you thought about? An errand you need to run today, a problem that needs solving? Whatever it was, chances were, you were thinking about yourself. It’s human nature to constantly think about ourselves. Let’s face it: the...
Gloria Gaither once remarked... how we experience Christmas depends greatly on whether we approach it with a spirit of expectancy or a spirit of expectation. This wise observation brings this question to mind: How different would life be if we approached every day...
Picture this, it’s Christmas morning. You’re about to open a present. When you do, there it is...that special something you’ve been talking about all year. Your best friend remembered and got it for you. Now, reverse those roles. Your friend is opening a package and...
The taxi driver arrived at an address for the final pickup of his day. Exhausted and ready to go home, he glanced at his watch. He was on time, but no one came to the cab. He waited for several more minutes. Still...no one came. He turned off the vehicle and ran...
More people fail at what they do because of doubt than for any other reason. In the book, The Traveler’s Gift, doubt is referred to as an “undecided heart.“ Doubt can be debilitating — uncertainty, over-analysis, and a constant need for validation plague those who...
Have you ever known someone who’s always smiling, no matter what’s happening in their personal lives or in the world around them? They’re the best kind of people to be around, because you’re always going to feel better having been in their presence. I knew a lady...