One of the most difficult questions we face in life is this: What are our ethical obligations to other people? For instance, what do you ethically owe to your parents? What obligations do you have toward your adult children, siblings, neighbors and friends? Do you have certain responsibilities to other…
There’s a funny little comment that my husband makes from time to time. He’ll say, “So-and-so can’t get out of their own way.” What he means to say is this: That person has everything that he or she needs to succeed in life. There’s nothing wrong with that person’s circumstances. …
Life can get away from us, if we aren’t careful. If we don’t pay attention, we can end up spending our days just meeting our responsibilities and nothing more. The problem is that if we merely survive life and just get through each day, we’ll waste this one and only…
Why is it that some people become personally and professionally successful in life, while others don’t? For instance, I know folks who’ve been given everything. They’ve been given top-notch educations. Life has given them good opportunities. And they come from nice families. Yet, their personal relationships are a mess, and…
We all go through life with our hearts somewhat closed. And sadly, some of us have hearts that are more closed than others. But if you want to transform your life for the better, you want to work toward having a truly open heart. Realize that we close our hearts…