I always get fascinated with this topic. I’ve read quite a number of articles, even an entire book talking about it. One that stands out is a book by Bronnie Ware entitled “Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing”. In the book, a survey was
April 6, 2022
Benjamin Franklin said, “Only virtuous people are capable of freedom.” If you know how to behave then you are more free because you don’t need rules to be imposed on you. You have your own self-governing rules. You already have those inner rules within you and you don’t need rules outside
March 31, 2022
Many of us spend a great deal insisting on our limitations: “I can’t do that,” “That’s the way I am,” or “I’ll never have a loving relationship,” and many other negative and self-defeating statements. Our minds are powerful faculties. When we decide that something is true about us or something is
March 30, 2022
Do you scientists believe in a God? There seems to be a problem reconciling science and faith. Many modern scientists abandon their belief in God thinking everything can be explained by science and that belief in a God or spiritual things is just superstition. Superstition is wrong because it is an irrational
March 29, 2022
Almost everyone feels that their opinions are good, otherwise they would not share them with you. From each person we can always learn something we don’t know because each one is unique and unrepeatable. Adam Grant says, “Learn something new from each person you meet. Everyone knows more than you about
March 22, 2022
If you want to have a great company culture, the book of the late Tony Hsieh (pronounced as Shay) “Delivering Happiness” is a good source of tips on how to achieve it. Tony is the founder of the famous on-line shoe store in the U.S. named Zappos that is tremendously successful
March 16, 2022
An inspirational speaker began his seminar by holding up a twenty-dollar bill. He asked the two hundred people in the room, “Who would like this twenty-dollar bill? Hands started going up. “I am going to give this twenty-dollars to one of you”, he said. “But first, let me do this,” and
March 15, 2022
The practice of all virtues requires courage. Courage is needed because what is wrong is easier to do than what is right. The wrong is usually easy and the right is usually hard. It is easy to acquire vices for example because vices involve pleasure such as drugs, alcohol and gambling.
March 1, 2022
Catholics are free to believe either of the literal creationism or the theistic evolution. Literal creationism means literal interpretation of the account of creation in the Book of Genesis, accepting it as an accurate historical account of the creation of the universe in essentially its present form over the course of
February 28, 2022
The food of the soul is contemplation. Contemplation means looking and doing things thoughtfully or pondering on the important things in life. Contemplation is a lost art nowadays because many people prefer the frenzy of feeding the senses especially with apps and social media. Contemplation on the other hand is feeding
February 22, 2022
The Japanese people known for their strong work ethic as well as being makers of quality products have a specific word for a system of quality, kaizen. Kaizen is the Japanese term for continuous improvement. Since they have a specific word for it, it tells you how much they value excellence.
February 19, 2022
John Mason said, “If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar.” He continued that, “Almost all of our sorrows spring from relationships with wrong people.” The opposite would also be true, our greatest joys come from
February 17, 2022