There Is Always Room For Improvement

When I was twelve my parents bought me a five foot snooker table for my birthday. This turned out to be the best present I was ever bought and I quickly became hooked on the game. My friends would regularly come round to my house for a game and when... Read More

Words Of Wisdom

Carlos' Words of Wisdom1. Today is your day to exceed, so why live in yesterday.2. You're way beyond your expectation: so why not go a little further?3. Walk with no fear through the darkness because soon you will see your horizon.4. It's not how immense your problems are: it's how... Read More

A Resurrection Story

My mother often wound up in the hospital during the last decade of her life. She had good health insurance and a good many ailments, and she generally outstayed two or three hospital roommates.One afternoon she got a new roommate, her third. But not for long, I thought. Because this... Read More

Unintended Consequences

Direct Answers - Column for the week of May 26, 2003My sister is celebrating her tenth anniversary this summer, and I'm concerned she is letting her relationship go. Her husband refuses to acknowledge any problems and doesn't believe in counseling.At the time my sister married, she was a successful businesswoman... Read More

Showing Your Appreciation - How To Make Others Feel Special

"There are fine things which you mean to do someday, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present, hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed - to... Read More

Small Steps, Great Strides

Sacred space, sacred timeBelieve in your personal power, retrieve if lostExplore, enhance creativity to allow flow of positive energyDon't get stuck in a rut, seek out a form of support systemAssess, evaluate your attitude, believe in the power of positive affirmationValue your gifts, your talents, count your blessingsThink once, think... Read More

Anchors Away!

If we want to fill our heads with the doom and gloom society seems to thrive on, all we need to do is turn on the local news at night. To make that quantum leap toward personal happiness and success in life, sometimes we just need to do what so... Read More

The Creative Evolution of Intellectual Properties: The Royal Critters/Whale Magic (TM) Project

Hello Creative Entrepreneurs!The moral of that story is to follow your instincts and intuition and don't let others or society judge or label you.You see, my child-spirit told me there was a writer in me all along. For all those years I thought I was deficient because I was being... Read More

Its Not My Job to Free Tibet

I hate saying that. It feels so very wrong. It's not that I wouldn't like to help them. It's not that I am not appalled at what is happening over there. I have been wrestling with my guilty feelings lately. What have I done to make the world a better... Read More

How To Weather Lifes Inevitable Storms

In the Northeast, we have a few months to prepare for winter by gathering firewood, securing windows and doors, and getting furnaces cleaned. As with any change, there is always a period of adjustment required. Often change in our lives doesn't occur so predictably.Change can seemingly come out of nowhere... Read More

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Its Better to Give than to Receive

"It's better to give than to receive." You've probably heard... Read More

Playing With Fire

Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 21,... Read More

Dreams Keep Us Going

The eyes are the portals of the inner self; the... Read More

Trusting Yourself and Others

How come, as women, we always second-guess ourselves? Are we... Read More

Quest for Freedom--A Story Of Pure Courage

The Nazis stormed into the house of Stanislavsky Lech, who... Read More

Anything That?s Worth Doing, Is Worth Doing Poorly

Yes you got it. You read it correctly. We're not... Read More

Charge Your Imagination (2)

As year 2004 winds up and professionals and corporate bodies... Read More

Overcoming Addiction

Dear Candace,I am having trouble letting go of an over... Read More

Sharing Your Experiences and Your Potential!

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. -... Read More

5 Simple Tips On Using Your Senses

1. Breakfast in Bed.Imagine a lavish breakfast arrives brimming over... Read More

Are We There Yet?

In a recent disaster, a man was asked why he... Read More

Maternal Instincts

Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 14,... Read More

8 Ways to Get Your Healthy Groove On

You've heard the saying, "You are what you eat." I... Read More

A Reason For Living in a Nutshell

In brief, my book A REASON FOR LIVING is the... Read More

Favorite Quotations... What Do They Say About Us?

Have you stopped to think what your favorite quotes are... Read More

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Anything that draws one away from the business of living... Read More

7 Keys for Joyful Living!

Here are some thoughts for finding and experiencing joy in... Read More

You Dont Find All Drunks in the Gutter: The Story of a Functional Alcoholic!

Today, August 22, 2005, I am clean and sober for... Read More

Remember Within

Remember when you were really young? It was an era... Read More

Win Your Own Lotto

When people talk about enrichment, they are usually thinking of... Read More

Surefire Ways to Develop a Thankful Attitude

Spend some time thinking about how good you have it.... Read More

How to Get Over Emotional Misery

Whether it's a holiday, anniversary, birthday or a time in... Read More

Listening to Your Heart!

Trying to predict stock price movements is necessary, of course.... Read More

Top 10 Things That Make Life Worthwhile

Below are some of the things that, over the years,... Read More

The Ant Philosophy

Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple... Read More

Why Should We Keep Our Thoughts Clear?

From my experience some healings come instantly or during short... Read More

Its The Little Things That Count

Have you ever been in the situation where you have... Read More

An Unquenched Thirst

Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 9,... Read More

Worship and Football: Lets Take Another Look

At a recent seminar we were asked to imagine if... Read More

Inspiration From Jack Dempsey

I really like Jack Dempsey's great one liner: "A champion... Read More

Misery Can Eat You Alive

This is a true story about a woman I worked... Read More

The Women At The Cross (Reflections On The Death And Resurrection Of Jesus)

The women at the cross. Have you ever thought about... Read More

The Miracle of Personal Development

One day Mr. Shoaff said, "Jim, if you want to... Read More