The Case for It In each of the blog’s first two years, I provided you with a four-part expose on my guiding life principles and values, which, judging from reader feedback, met with a resounding thud.  Therefore, this message is more about “why” and “how” than “what.” We start by examining the need to establish or pursue anything specific.  All

The Shift Today, I feel like Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez gushing over their latest albums and declaring they are milestones in their musical maturation.  As I conclude the blog’s second year, my objective remains the same, but my approach has evolved.   I remain committed to providing useful messages on meaningful subjects that lead one to a more fulfilling life

Should I? We are told not to limit our ambition, and our minds race to becoming President, inventing the next Spanx, or owning a private island in the Caribbean.  Regretfully, we do not immediately consider becoming spouse or parent of the year.   Aside from our misplaced priorities, we have not even been elected as the local dog-catcher, know how to

What to Do? Now is the time of the year when the gurus tell us to formulate our New Year’s resolutions or goals.  If you are not a goal-setter, I can only say, “In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia” (author unknown).  Rather than simply adding my voice to the

Really? What a counterintuitive title for a message on generosity.  At the mere suggestion of generosity, we anticipate a monetary solicitation and instinctively look to ensure we firmly fastened our purse’s clasp.  However, money may be the last element of generosity.   First, Why… Generosity is alternatively considered a personal obligation or a byproduct of gratitude, but it also has a

…Gratitude This trite saying, even though true, gets on my nerves like fingernails scraping on a chalkboard (is that still a thing?), especially when I want to wallow in my misery. At the same time, grateful people are psychologically and physically healthier than the ungrateful, making gratitude worthy of pursuit. Whatever For? When asked, our thoughts naturally turn toward our