Two ways to deal with our past
Even if we can't escape our past, we can still outgrow it We all carry scars from our past—deep wounds that cause fears or impressions [...]
How purposefulness helps us move through complexity to clarity
Purposefulness helps us move through complexity to clarity Life is often characterized—and sometimes confounded—by complexity. Externally, the world around us offers an overwhelming array of [...]
The pains of life don’t sentence us to a life of pain
The pains of life don't sentence us to a life of pain The pain of life may be unavoidable, but the life of pain is [...]
Make God both the defining center and the driving force of your life
Make God both the defining center and the driving force of your life - Devotion is not just about making God the defining center of [...]
Why gratitude is especially difficult in today’s world
Why gratitude is especially difficult in today's world - Even when we have enough of the things we need, we don’t always feel grateful for [...]
Are you aware or are you just existing?
The state of being alive is associated with activities such as growing, reproducing, preserving one's existence. The state of being aware is usually associated with [...]
People may respond to us with indifference but that doesn’t mean we aren’t making a difference
When we do something good for someone but they don’t appreciate it, that can easily dishearten us. If we are health care professionals who provide [...]
The world doesn’t need people with answers as much as it needs people who are the answers
Stress. Joblessness. Loneliness. Sectarianism. Climate change. Many such grave problems afflict the world. Thoughtful people everywhere are looking for answers. Some people believe they have [...]
Happiness is found not in collecting and consuming, but in connecting and contributing
Today’s corporate-controlled consumerist culture makes us believe that our success and happiness are defined by how much we collect and how much we consume: how [...]
The size of our problems is inversely proportional to the size of our purpose
The size of our problems is inversely proportional to the size of our purpose Suppose a truck is moving rapidly on a road on which [...]
What we achieve depends on not just how we strive but also on what we believe
What we achieve depends on not just how we strive but also on what we believe Some people think, “If you just work hard, you [...]
On some days, in some ways, we all can make a difference – provided we try
On some days in some ways we all can make a difference - provided we try During our lives, we sometimes wonder, “Whatever I do, [...]
Even if we can’t change what we live with, we can change what we live for
Even if we can’t change what we live with we can change what we live for Suppose we are stuck with a slow, noisy, messy [...]
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness, not on our powerlessness
Tolerance empowers us when we focus on our purposefulness not on our powerlessness Some people feel that tolerating makes them powerless. To know more about [...]
Our loudest desires won’t lead us to happiness – our deepest desires will
Our loudest desires won’t lead us to happiness – our deepest desires will In a conversation, suppose one person speaks the loudest. That doesn’t make [...]
To have fixity in purpose we need flexibility in pace
To have fixity in purpose we need flexibility in pace Suppose we are driving to a distant place for some important work. If the road [...]