One of the things in our lives that we simply cannot escape is the role of heredity in our development. Whether we like it or not, our bodies, minds, and spirits bear some resemblance to one or the other (or both) of our parents.  We may not like this resemblance, and the good news is that we can Be the

Those who face life placidly and harmoniously do so admirably because of their level of deepened spirituality. My favorite, Gandhi was such a one. He said “In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after

Diversity is the only thing that can do justice to the concept of infinity, and in the Family called Man, diversity takes first honors. Frequently, because the views of the world do not run deep enough, our decisions about the diversity of our population seldom look farther than the color of skin, the texture of a garment, the type of

I love springtime. It’s a beautiful season, so I thought that being inspired by beauty might inspire you to focus on all the beauty in your life. I love that winter’s beauty and cold has come and is going and the warmth of springtime is announcing itself. It brings along with it the hope and promise of newer, fresher things: 

“All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgarize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto a higher level.” ~ William Bernbach In our era, we are awash in the enormous amount of input in our lives from the media. If you think back to the

The word passion is keenly enticing and brings along many individual visions when it is uttered. In its many definitions, the word always centers around one core issue: the heart motivation behind whatever action is being motivated. Because February is generally a month closely affiliated with heart-based motives, I thought you might like to discover your passion in life. If

Can you think back to this week a year ago today when I presented the idea to you for forming a nucleus that will foster peace in the Middle East and grant ours and our following generations the experience that I knew Life intended – Lasting Peace? During 2010, I was committed to setting an example about Being the Change

My emotions are always busy during the holiday season. If I see someone down on their luck, it triggers my compassion and my generosity and I want to help them more during this season. If I see a child happily pressing her little nose to a store window with delight shining in her eyes, I become nostalgic with my own

In an attempt to become more productive and more successful, we work to exercise control over many areas in our lives. But there are some areas where we just cannot exercise any control and we need to accept change. It’s how we behave in these out-of-control situations that ultimately determine our success. We can act pent up, angry, frustrated or

There will always be moments in your life where you simply cannot do the same thing in the same way without either boredom or frustration. You need to energize your life by finding new ways to keep yourself amused by spicing up what you’re doing. It may take stepping away from your norm. Let’s take a look at some boredom