“Are we human doings or human beings?” This is a question raised by author, lecturer and spiritual guru, Dr. Deepak Chopra. From the minute we open our eyes each day, we’re on the go—things to do, people to see, places to go. Listening to the news as we s

“It’s a long life.” There are two basic ways of looking at that statement. One, life seems likes it’s getting longer and longer. Technology, nutrition and medical science continue to advance, pushing the average life span further out. It seems like a toug

I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “You are a creature of habit.” Maybe you’ve said it yourself. Another common phrase is, “That’s the way I’ve always done it!” What makes us do the things we do? Why do we react to situations the way we do? Sometimes

Have a little compassion. We’ve all heard that expression. But what does it really mean? When I ask that question at my presentations, I get answers that you would expect—empathy, feelings for others, kindness and understanding. Though these answers are a

Have you ever been in a mansion? Maybe it was one of the fabulous Newport, Rhode Island mansions. Or perhaps it was a stately southern plantation. You might have gone on a local house tour to view a beautiful home. Did you feel the excitement as you appro

You can’t catch a baseball until you can keep your mitt on your hand. You can’t hit a ball until you can hold the bat. You can’t go to third base until you’ve touched second base. There is a certain readiness that is required for us to learn certa

From our first days of life through our early twenties, our personal development is monitored very closely. All the way through our final years in high school, we are guided and graded by our parents, family members, teachers, coaches, ministers, doctors

It is not easy to make wholesale changes in our lives. Crash diets rarely work long term. We take off weight quickly by drastically changing our food intake in some way. It works great for a while, but eventually we fall off the wagon and gain back the we

In order to make changes in your life you must start by looking at things differently. Your old views, your old ways of thinking, could be the reason that you are no as happy as you might be. Your old thought systems keep repeating the same way to deal wi

What is the nature of thought? Have you ever considered that? The answer is: A thought is just a thought. Thats it, nothing more, nothing less. Our thoughts do not necessarily have to become our reality. They become our reality when we focus on them or