Do you ever feel like with every passing day there’s more to do? The list of things keep piling up and you can’t quite fit them all in. Read more »

We’ve all heard the phrase, Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. This seems to be true for my family right now. We’ve been having some difficult times. Actually, I think this might be the most difficult situation I’ve ever been in. Instead of dwelling on our bad luck and the bad decisions we’ve made in the past, we’re moving forward. Read more »

I’m in the process of moving to London. Right now I don’t have a place to live or access to my computer so I have to do some quick posts. I’m just going to post some links and videos I’d like to share with you for the next two weeks. Read more »

No matter how well we plan and how sure we are things will go a certain way, there are always elements of situations that are beyond our control. My family is moving to London. We were supposed to leave today, but because of bad weather in New York and delays we’re still in Florida and spending the night at my parents’ house. We had a nice day at the airport though. We’re thinking of it as a test run. Read more »

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal. (Earl Nightingale, The Strangest Secret)

Many people mark success by the car they drive and the house they own. People covet the possessions of the rich and famous and think if I had eight Hummers like (insert name of celebrity here) and a multi-million dollar house, I’d be happy. I’d have every thing I’d ever want. I’d be a success. I don’t think we can find success simply through acquiring things. Read more »

Last week I fixed dinner for an elderly couple. I didn’t know them. Someone else had asked me to do it as an act of service. I didn’t have a reason not to, so I did. I have some anxiety about cooking for people I don’t know. I want to cook something they’ll like. So I called to ask them what they might like to eat and they said, “We’ll eat anything. We’re not picky.” Read more »

Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds. It is rediscovering the strengths we always had and relocating our limitless capacity to understand and accept other people and ourselves. (Dr. Sidney Simon and Suzanne Simon, Forgiveness: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Get On with Your Life, 1990)

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