"Often we allow ourselves to get all worked up about things that, upon closer examination, aren't really that big a deal. We focus on little problems and concerns and blow them way out of proportion" says Dr. Richard Carlson in his book “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”. Learning to choose our battles wisely is not only a smart thing ......

“Today's corporate culture is "hooked" on urgency; everything is a priority, needing to be done yesterday.  This "urgency addiction" has become a way of life...” says Barbara Bartlein. Last night I ran into a problem with my old car, this morning I was debating between writing my weekly article or taking care of the car. To be very......

Did you know that January 9th is called “Play God Day”? Well, if you did not know that do not be surprised. During my study I found some really weird and bizarre holidays or special days designated for different things, people and creatures. It almost looks like there is a day for just about everyone and everything on the earth. Here ar......

"Life is a series of interruptions interrupted by interruptions" said an anonymous person. It does not take too long for any one of us to realize that life is full of interruptions; in fact some of you may be considering this e-mail/article as an interruption from what you were doing a few minutes ago. Webster defines interruptions as things that s......

“God had one Son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering” said St. Augustine. We live in a world that is constantly trying to insulate us from pain and suffering. Nobody loves to suffer, but none of us will be exempted from suffering based on our liking or disliking of suffering. A lot of thought was given to human sufferi......