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People tend to get frustrated, upset or angry when their expectations are not met in some way. Chances are the last time you think someone made you angry, you were actually the culprit due to your personal expectations; it was not so much what the other person did or said. When you release your expectations, […]

A friend of mine that I hadn’t seen in a few years told me today that she hated Mondays, because Mondays caused her to be depressed. She indicated that her husband left her 5 years ago on a Monday. She said that she finds herself going into deep depression as Monday rolls around each week. […]

Never underestimate the positive difference you can make in another person’s life. Your smile, and acts of caring and kindness, can have a ripple effect that can literally transform lives. Success isn’t about your job, title, money, or the material things you’ve acquired, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives. One day a […]

Perseverance is the work that you continue to do after getting tired of doing the work that you’ve already done. Character consist of what you do on the third and fourth tries. Refuse to be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Thomas Edison said that many of life’s […]

You don’t have the power to make life fair, but you do have the power to make life joyful. Pain in your life is inevitable, but experiencing misery is optional. Understand the power in your words. Avoid using your word to speak against yourself, or to speak ill or gossip about others. Keep in mind […]

Always remember that when you choose to worry about yesterday or tomorrow, you are not making your today any better. Choose not to focus on what you want that you don’t have and what you lack. You rob yourself of joy and happiness when you focus too much on what you want and what you […]

I’ve often said you cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. Our happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It’s a mental attitude. It’s not a […]

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, a show of appreciation, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to inspire and turn a life around. Be kind when possible; it’s always possible. People may forget what you […]

I often remind people to be kind to others when possible; it’s always possible. You should also make it a point to be kind to yourself. This includes respecting yourself enough not to accept disrespect from others. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and will not accept. Sometimes in […]

Legend has it, that Harry Houdini, the master magician, once claimed that he could break out of any jail cell in the world. All he had to do was to walk into that jail cell with his street clothes on. He claimed that he could break out of any jail within 1 hour. A very […]