Research indicates that expressing thankfulness can increase one’s happiness, reduce stress, and improve sleep. Grateful people invariably have an advantage in overcoming trauma with enhanced resilience, helping them to bounce back from stressful situations. Thankfulness also helps people experience increased positive emotions, appreciate pleasant experiences,… Read More
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this… Read More
At the end of the day, it’s not about what you possess or what you’ve achieved. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables My daughters grew up following the whimsical adventures of Anne of Green Gables, with her memorable antics and quotable musings. A… Read More
He will be 97 years old in a few days, my sweet papa. I miss him terribly—his dry sense of wit, his stoic Norwegian temperament, his way of making you feel loved without saying it. He left three years ago as quietly as he lived,… Read More
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” George R. R. Martin
Hope insists, despite evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits if we have the courage to believe. D. L. Norris In times of uncertainty, our hearts long for a return to normalcy and stability. We look for comforting signs that speak of consistency as… Read More
In the early days following the death of my precious mother, my heart was crushed. Grief was excruciating, life-draining. There is little doubt in my mind that even with the assistance of a support group, I had lost my way. I know that some thought my grief… Read More
The start of a new year is the perfect time to turn a new page, which is probably why so many people make New Year’s resolutions. The new year often feels like a fresh start and a great opportunity to change undesirable habits and establish… Read More
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised… Read More
