In many ways today more than ever, the virtue of empathy is in high demand. So blessed are those who can fully implement this immeasurably valuable skill in relationships, jobs, community roles, or simple interactions with a stranger. Highly empathic individuals are often prized as “saints” or said to possess…

A 2012 health sciences article analyzed several studies and reached some profound conclusions. Moderate to intense exercise and leisure time added to one’s regular schedule can add 4.5 to the average person’s life expectancy! Just imagine, you can add years to your life through leisure time!! The studies did not…

Here is a motivational and thought-provoking article reaching out to readers who may need to make some hard changes in their lives. Certainly, Ayodeji Awosika is a very brilliant and inspirational writer who offers regular wisdom and motivation through powerful pieces. This passage stuck out at me the most: Crap…

This amazing article describes how the writer reached their first million dollars on Medium. That is a ma ma million! And you can get there too! Except the article wasn’t true. As I read this alluring article, I was actually trying to process the claims. Like “what is the deeper…

On New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023, my wife and I made sure to commemorate the day. We called family members and ate dinner at a favorite local diner. Also, we took time to pray and remember those we’d lost along the way, including my dear mother-in-law to cancer in…

Bring in the New Year 2023! 2022 was a wonderful year on many fronts! The world continues to recover from the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Economically, the U.S. and other countries staved off economic recession in spite of massive inflation and a continued boorish post-pandemic recovery. Hopefully, we can prevent recessions…

As one favorite holiday song goes: “Deck the halls with boughs of holly!” It is that festive time of year where you bring out the greenery, presents, candy, and fun! One of the most wonderful parts of the holidays is those classic carols. These play every year on our radios…

I came across this article by Christine Stevens. It was very eloquent and humorous while also being practical about a sometimes saddening subject — being “ghosted” by old friends. You know, “ghosting?” It’s that phenomenon where dear people in your life suddenly seem to disappear and stop staying in contact…

It took over 2,000 years to build the Great Wall of China. It took Leonardo Da Vinci 16 years to paint The Mona Lisa. Some scholars argue the final masterpiece was actually never fully completed.