This post is about focusing on the things that matter in life with a list of 11 things you should care less about, if you want to be truly happy. Pause for a moment from whatever you are doing. Have you noticed how you seem to be in your element when…
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I read this beautiful book titled “The 100/0 Principle” by Al Ritter whose premise is this: Would you rather be right or would you rather be happy? Relationships are an integral part of our lives—at home, at work and just about everywhere. Each time we meet someone, we start a relationship…
As we usher in a new year, a new decade, I think it is important that every day is a new day. A fresh start. So maybe we’re eating breakfast with the same people. Or going to the same job and working with the same people. In fact, maybe not much…
The poem “A Stranger Passes By” is such a poignant example of how we are sometimes guilty of taking our loved ones for granted and skip showing them the courtesy they deserve. I remember, more than a decade ago, my son asking me why we are always so particular about saying…
Most of us spend more time than we care to admit, hunched over our computers and other devices. This affects our posture negatively. The two inches taller meditation technique not only helps maintain positive posture but also boosts self confidence. Poor posture has a number of serious health side effects. These…
I read this poem, The Most Beautiful Flower by Cheryl L. Costello-Forshey–whose poems have appeared in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books–quite some time ago and yes, saved it for the Wednesday Wisdom series which I started much later. It’s a lovely poem and brought tears to my…
What do you do when a bunch of unexpected things—not so nice things—happen? Go with the flow. If there’s one thing life has taught me, among many others, it is this. Go with the flow. And that’s what I’ve been doing all this month…and probably will be, for the coming weeks.…