I often say that life is not complicated. Rather, we make it so. And one of the main areas where we create complications in our lives is in our relationships. That’s because we forget that our one job on this earth is to be a blessing to others. Sadly, instead…
We live in a world that promotes “fitting in.” And to a certain extent, fitting in is useful. For instance, it’s useful in your career. If you fit in at work by dressing in a traditional or “normal” sort of way, that will lead people to promote you. That’s because…
I’ve given a lot of thought to the question, “How can I fix the world?” After all, if you watch the news, it’s distressing. And you reasonably can feel hopeless given the violence in the world and lack of compassion. But there’s a simple answer to the question, “How can…
I used to think that if I just worked hard enough, at some point my self-improvement efforts could come to an end. I would reach a point at which I’d mastered this thing called Life. Well, I’ve been working on self-improvement for decades, and what I can tell you is…
I’ll let you in on a little secret about life: There is no wisdom without compassion. To put it another way, you can’t act wisely in life if you don’t start from a place of compassion for everyone and everything around you. In fact, every time we act in an…