Raising children of character has never been more difficult.  The pressures of dual wage earner families, expanded work hours and single parenting, the influence of mass media and the Internet, and so many other factors challenge the best of parents. If you are a parent, you…

Some years ago I lived on the fringe of a large city.  In the morning, I had to get to the other side of town to teach at a college.  I had a full day ahead of me and no time to waste.  I did whatever it took…

Where would you rate yourself on a 0 – 10 scale as a grateful person?  Where would others rate you? Does your level of gratitude make any difference?  In your life?  In the lives of others? Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu faiths all prize gratitude as a…

According to National Sleep Foundation surveys, over half of Americans report occasional sleep problems. Twenty-two percent report that they have trouble sleeping every night. Sleep problems include difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakenings during the night, trouble getting back to sleep, waking too early, or waking…

Do you often feel overwhelmed?  Is your appointment book or calendar running your life?  Do you have more debt than you are comfortable with?  Do your job and household chores leave you exhausted. It’s easy to let life get too complicated.  Advertisers tell us we must have the latest,…

In their book, The Art of Possibility, Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander tell the story of a shoe factory that sends two marketing scouts to a region of Africa to study the prospects for expanding business.  One sends back a telegram saying:  SITUATION HOPELESS.  NO ONE WEARS SHOES.  The…