Finding Happiness

The Bard once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Maybe it stems from the many resounding thespian successes I experienced as a child, such as the lead shepherd in our church play, or perhaps my most acclaimed role of The Black Toad, …

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page St. Augustine St. Augustine said, “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Well, I love to read, and I certainly enjoy reading more than one page. I …

Aristotle wrote “Happiness is the meaning and purpose in life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” I believe strongly in maximizing my potential through self-actualization.  I have spent 35 years studying every self-improvement book, audio, and video I could find.  After all this, I am fully convinced that …

Don’t Worry, be Happy Researchers have estimated that more than 85% of the things we worry about never happens. I would further state that another 10% of the things we worry about, we could overcome the problem by acting pro-actively rather than sticking our head in the sand. This only …

Gee, it’s Going to be a Beautiful Day It was June, 1983. My two sisters, father and I sat in a North Carolina hospital room. My mother lay in the bed, dying. She had always been a strong woman, but the last three weeks had left her an empty shell …