
Happy Wife, Happy Life
Does the secret of a happy marriage remain a secret? Hardly. A Happy Wife certainly helps, but a harmonious relationship is the responsibility of both partners.
Does the secret of a happy marriage remain a secret? Hardly. A Happy Wife certainly helps, but a harmonious relationship is the responsibility of both partners.
We don’t consciously noodle on the subject of time because we’re so consumed with living life. However, as time passes, we certainly comprehend what “time marching on” feels like.
If you’ve always felt you could become a better version of yourself but seem to run smack into a wide assortment of deficiencies, read on …
Perspective helps us to understand and consider other positions, beliefs, experiences and viewpoints. This gives us a better understanding and greater empathy. Gaining perspective reduces bias and conflict.
Whatever gripes past generations had about kids and young people in general, they’re probably not much different than contemporary adults’ complaints about today’s youth. That’s because nothing really changes.
Stress has become a catch-all word for anything bad. That’s missing the mark. Stress can arise from positive situations and, if channeled, can even have positive outcomes.
The bond between a brother and sister is the gift that keeps on giving — one of the strongest connections we make in our lives.
If you had a list of rules at the start of your life that would have made a difference in seeking a life well lived, what would be on it?
Words have immense power — good and bad. Their meaning crystallizes perceptions that shape our beliefs, drive our behavior, and, ultimately, create our world.
Appreciation has tremendous power. Being told you’re appreciated is one of the simplest and most uplifting things you can hear.
There are many ways to connect people to information in these times. If you don’t include your local library as one of your resources, do yourself a favor and set aside an hour for a visit.
Perhaps we should question the validity of psychological assessments. Perhaps whatever you feed your mind, you become? Perhaps you are what you consume?
Today it seems that there is, more often than not, an agenda behind articles that are emanating from “news” sources. Disinformation thrives and isn’t going away …
I’ve always believed it’s important that those who have had a modicum of career success, regardless of the field, be there for the up-and-coming generation of wage earners, especially soon-to-be and recent college graduates. Providing counsel, being a reference …
Covid time-out should have translated to more opportunities to move forward on at least a few of the many good intentions that seemingly have lived the entirety of their existence on the to-do shelf of my life. Didn’t happen …
If there was ever a group of professionals who deserve our year-round praise, especially during these challenging times, it’s teachers. Our teachers are passionate, caring heroes who set out every day of their professional lives to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge …
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America is an inspiring story of providing hope, opportunity and a commitment to inclusion for young people, building character, and responsible citizens across our country …
There is nothing tedious or lackluster about consistency and dependability. A business should do the dull things right time after time so that the extraordinary will not be required too often …
Who amongst us doesn’t fall short on the scales of personal makeup, that which shapes us on the inside? Those intangibles judged on an individual’s character-scorecard?
The back of a player’s baseball card should be the sole admission ticket to stand with the game’s greatest players, all of whom were flawed in one manner or another …
How can America attract good leaders to vie for the most important job in the world? A provocative question, indeed. I can very nearly see you cringe, your left pinky reflexively on the verge of hovering over the Escape key. You’re thinking that …
For those of you who don’t yet quite understand the whole concept of branding, as good a place as any to start is with how the American Marketing Association defines the word …
No one likes to lose. Not exactly a profound declaration, eh? It’s painful. Agonizing, even, especially when there is a lot at stake. The degree to what’s on the line at any point in time, of course, differs from individual to individual …
Undeniably, pandemic times reshaped our lives. From the broader realities of lockdowns, sequestering, social distancing, loneliness, anxiety, and being unable to plan ahead, to working and schooling remotely, job losses …
When in this country did we come to the crossroads that indicated it was okay to burn someone’s house down if we disagreed with what they said or believed in? There have always been the yin and the yang, the dark and the light. But why have seemingly large segments of our society veered away from engaging in civil discourse, which seemed, not that very long ago, a plausible path for creating harmony or, at the very least, a grudging respect for individuals or groups with opposing views?