Teaching your children to be empowered to help out at an early age is important. Starting at about age 7, most children are capable of handling simple tasks and responsibilities around the house. This not only helps children to learn important and necessary life skills, it also greatly increases their self-esteem and makes them feel…

There’s an interesting and wonderful new trend in America since the recession has begun that I find both fascinating and heart-warming. In the middle of the greatest recession of our time, when millions have lost their jobs and homes, Americans have been showing up (big time!) to help others. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor…

A Blessing for Happiness Metta Sutta (Stuttanipata)    May everyone be happy and safe,    and may their hearts be filled with joy.    May all living beings live in Security and in Peace–    Beings who are frail or strong,    Tall or short, big or small,    Visible or not visible, near or…

As I’ve looked around this week for good news, the best I have come up with is quite beautiful and astounding…smack in the middle of the Haitian earthquake crisis. This is not front page news, but it should be. For right in the middle of the Great Recession where people around the globe are feeling…

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