It’s Not True That Fear Is

“It’s not true that fear is.”  This is a saying that I invented over 10 years ago to remind myself that I fabricate my fear.  Fear ultimately is an apparition, something groundless, something that does not exist beyond what my mind creates. Fear seems to be all around...

Be Happy Now

A major way that we keep ourselves from happiness is by believing that we need to accomplish a bunch of tasks or achieve a goal before we can be happy.  Life does not have to be this way. The list of things I think I have to do is often a mile long, with things great...

Seeing Yourself As Others See You

A quotation in a little book called Friends No Matter What is attributed to Barbara Billingsly, and it goes like this: My friend, if I could give you one thing, I would wish for you the ability to see yourself as others see you.  Then you would realize what a truly...

It Doesn’t Matter What You Do

Life has a lot to offer when we stay in the right frame of mind.  This is the story of how I came to understand this, and I coined the phrase: It doesn’t matter what you do. It matters how you do it. Pressures in life make us think that we have to do so many things. ...

Have You Ever Said, “Why Me?”

When things are not going your way, have you ever asked yourself, “Why me?”  Well, years ago, a saying came to me about this question, “Why me?”  I’ll share it with you today: People say, “Why me?” And then they don’t answer the question. We all have said, “Why me?” ...

Never Make a “To Do” List Again

What is on your “to do” list today?  Some people are avid makers of “to do” lists, whereas others depend on keeping what they want to do in their heads.  Regardless of your style, today I tell you, “Never make a ‘to do’ list again!” How can I say this?  Even I...