I write this with great sadness over the unimaginable loss of a close friend to cancer. She was 41. She fought a brave and strong battle for two years but the cancer would not allow her to get better. She took each day in stride, never really complaining, always feeling tired and always hoping that […]
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How May I Serve?
How often do we think, “What will I accomplish today?” or “What will the day bring for me?”, nothing at all wrong with these questions. But what if we woke up every morning and instead said, “How may I serve today?” What would open up for us, and others, if we commit to making things […]
The Healing Power of Music
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” ~Plato George Moran, 39, a music teacher in Long Valley, N.J. had his heart stopped for 90 minutes, placing him on a heart-lung machine. He was having […]
How to Live with Full Self-Expression
“The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.” ~Fay Weldon, English author, essayist and playwright Children have a natural ability to live “out there,” fully self-expressed. They’re not yet tainted by the heaviness of life, having to do with worrying […]
6 Virtues to Practice for Job Search Success
Looking for a job can be disheartening. With high unemployment rates, there are far too many people for too few jobs. So how do you stay positive when you send out resume after resume and get no responses? How about when you’ve gone on 20 interviews with not one job offer? What about the financial […]