?Let us first be as simple and well as Nature ourselves.? ~Thoreau, Walden Have you ever thought: ?Wouldn?t it be great to live ?well??? Yet, through our often rushed and fully-packed schedules it?s easy to wonder what living well actuall Continue...

Being goal oriented is one possible asset in achieving success in any field. It does not ensure success, but I have no doubt that it can be a very useful tool. I used it as a development tool when I was an employee, and for the past ten years have se Continue...

What is front porch attitude? Well, it's not an easy thing to explain, but I'll see if I can try to explain it by telling you a story. Before my wife and I moved from Texas to Oregon, we owned a beautiful house that was built in the early 190 Continue...

Ahhh, the American Dream. You're sitting by the beautiful ocean at Kaanapali Beach on Maui basking in the warm rays of the dying sun as it sets into the horizon. It's not just the sun that warms your body. You also have that warm, fuzzy feeling that Continue...

If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today? Sometimes we forget how fleeting life is. There are no guarantees. We might be here until we're 100 years old, or we might check out in our twenties or thirties. We just don Continue...

Choosing the right personal development program is going to change your life. If you are ready to take a step in the right direction and make a positive change then you need to start looking into some good self improvement courses. Actually, there ar Continue...

Retirement is not the end but is merely the beginning of a new life, a new you. As such, it is nothing that should be dreaded or something that should cause you unnecessary stress. Instead it should make you happy and can bring you a new sense of ple Continue...

It is so important to take time to do nice things for ourselves. Especially for those of us who spend much of our time helping and caring for others, it is too easy to neglect ourselves and become worn out, stressed out and run down. Self-pam Continue...

Most people look outside of themselves as the cause of their unhappiness or frustration. After all, wouldn?t life be practically perfect if the significant people in our lives would simply do things the way we want them to or do what we think is best Continue...

Meaning. It seems that people are seeking it more these days than ever before. We’ve all tried settling for less but somehow its lack just leaves us empty. Oh, most of us are good at pretending, many for lifetimes. But sooner or later the desir Continue...

Many people try to hold a raging fire within themselves, but it restlessly and relentlessly gnaws at their core. Some have tried to cover it up with alcohol, numb it with drugs, hide it with shopping, kids, work, or religion, or fuel it with sex. The Continue...

In a culture full of reasons to say ``no,'' it takes a lot of courage to find ways to say ``yes.''

We're taught to say ``no'' from a very young age, after all. For most of us, our first word was ``no'', and it quickly became our favorite word. Continue...

Exciting PC video game software which is also truly educational is not easy to find -- especially in the realm of music education. Computer software games are a huge and burgeoning industry because kids are totally captured by them. Wouldn't the ide Continue...

Is it idealistic to believe that everyone can learn to love their body? This became a burning question as I set out to write on this topic of body acceptance. Why do I muse about this subject? It's been said that writers write what they wish to know. Continue...

You dream of a better life, but you’re waiting for just theright break? You could be waiting a very long time. In themeantime, you can start changing your life today – The Starting Point - Get control of what you can. Continue...