By Henry Van Dyke I am standing upon the seashore.A ship, at my side, spreads her white sailsto the moving breezeand starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length,she hangs like a speck of white cloudjust where …
Read More »How to handle stress
— Author Unknown Intelligent words of advice. A young psychology professor was confidently walking around the stage explaining stress management to an audience, with a raised glass of water. And everyone knew she was going to ask the typical question… ‘is this glass half empty or half full?’ Well, she …
Read More »Emotion
Emotion and Dopamine could be the secret to motivation! Last night I watched noted speaker Tony Robbins online, and he put a name to that dynamic substance that jumps into your heart and soul and tells you that you have what it takes to get the job done regardless of …
Read More »Make Sure You Are Ready
“Every minute someone leaves this world behind. We are all in “the line” without knowing it. We never know how many people are before us. We can not move to the back of the line.We can not step out of the line.We can not avoid the line.So while we wait …
Read More »The 2-Apple Lesson
— By Graciela Moreno Kids these days can be so mean to each other—especially with the Internet and cyber bullying. Because it’s so difficult to police, teachers are having a hard time teaching kids about respect. A reporter in Fresno, California, Graciela Moreno, shared this story about how one teacher …
Read More »Mother’s Hard Work
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview. The director would do the last interview and make the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent all the way, from …
Read More »The Kite without a thread
Once a father and son went to the kite flying festival. The young son became very happy seeing the sky filled with colorful kites. He too asked his father to get him a kite and a thread with a roller so he can fly a kite too. So, the father …
Read More »Be civilized
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead By Ira Byock, “The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life” (2012) Years ago, Anthropologist Margaret Mead was …
Read More »World Central Kitchen feeds the hungry during outbreak of coronavirus
José Andrés, a world famous Michelin Chef, founded World Central Kitchen after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti with the belief that food can be an agent of change. They have expanded globally and have developed into a group of generous chefs creating smart solutions to hunger and poverty. WCK …
Read More »When this is over
This is the good kind of viral — a poem, making the rounds on social media, that can uplift anyone affected or infected by coronavirus. — By Laura Kelly Fanucci “When this is over, may we never again take for granted A handshake with a stranger Full shelves at the …
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