The Goodness of Sadness and Grief

We all suffer losses in life.  Relationships don’t work out.  We lose a loved one who passes on.  Some of us even endure the death of a child.  Even losing a pet can be hard. How do we deal with loss, when things do not work out the way we wanted or expected?  After...

Why Do We Complain?

Human beings love to complain.  Why is this?   After all, we want to be happy, but complaining generally keeps us in a bad mood. There are a half dozen reasons that we complain, and the bad news is that two-thirds of them keep us feeling badly.  Even complaining for a...

Find the Good in All Things

Finding the good in all things is something that can transform anything and everything in life.  I am amazed when I run across people who have the ability to do this, without being Pollyannaish.  They are teachers to me, and I wish to pass on their wisdom to you. Let...

Embracing Adversity

Most of us have something with which we are struggling or we would like to be different.  In a word, adversity arises, and we have to decide what to do.  One’s attitude toward adversity can make all the difference in the world. To address what to do with adversity, it...