When my daughter was about 8 years old, her teacher Sarah, phoned me one afternoon and said that she wants to share with me an event from my daughter’s class. Sarah said that she asked the children, “What should one do in order to have a good life?” One pupil …
One of the many wonders of the digital age is that it’s never been easier to locate advice on how to live a happier, more productive life. A seemingly never ending library of self-help literature is now just a Google search away. The only problem with the wealth of information …
In 1999, my five-year-old nephew sat in the bleachers with my family members and attended my high-school graduation at a local college stadium. Last night, I attended my now 17-year-old nephew’s graduation at the same location. I’m 31 now, and watching his graduation experience thirteen years later was surreal. As …
Are you an optimist or a pessimist person? Do you know what is the difference between an optimistic person and one that is pessimistic? I have recently heard someone saying that he is a pessimistic person and that he has no expectations from himself and from life. He said that …
Do you find it is difficult to think positively? Do you try and it does not work? When you try to think positively, do all kinds of negative thoughts rise and fill your mind? If you have been thinking in a negative way, expecting problems and focusing on the empty …
How to keep your head above water when you face problems and difficulties? You have probably asked yourself many times how to survive when there are financial problems and how to keep your head above water and stay there. Positive thinking and visualization are good solutions, but the problem is …
Life can be good and happy. The secrets to a good life start in the mind. It depends on your thoughts and attitude. Positive attitude plays a major part in how you live your life, and how satisfied and happy you are. However, it is not easy to always maintain …
It is easier to feel positive when everything goes well, but real positive thinking is revealed when you can maintain a positive attitude in difficult times. It is then that you need it most. You can believe that you will not break when facing difficulties and obstacles. You can believe …
People often ask me why positive thinking does not work for them. Here is an email message I have received recently: “I’ve been trying this whole positive thinking thing for about 2 years now with no results. Things actually seen to be getting worse. “I’m up to my neck in …