Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

Your Morning Cup of Inspiration

“Create a life that feels good on the inside, not one that just looks good on the outside.” – Author Unknown The older I get, the more I learn that your quality of life is not dependent on what you have been given. Rather, your quality of life is dependent on what you choose to…

This past weekend, I attended a family wedding. A lot of time and money went into this event.  It paid off.  The ceremony and reception flowed flawlessly.  It was a perfectly orchestrated event. We expend a lot of effort on events like these – weddings, graduations, baptisms, etc.  And that’s all good.  There is nothing…

“Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.” – Mahatma Gandhi Society tells us that we should count our blessings. We should have gratitude journals and focus on all that we have.  And that is all good.  We should feel grateful for what we’ve been given. But as the quote above indicates, there is nothing wrong…

Giving generously and receiving gratefully is a simple recipe for living happily with others. If everyone did those two things, we would live in a very peaceful world, indeed.  Yet, why do we have such difficulty accomplishing that in our relationships? Let me start with the idea of giving generously. I think people are reluctant…

I recently met up with an old friend of mine while traveling. He has six kids and a lot of parenting experience under his belt.  He told me that every time one of his children turns 18, he gives them the following speech: “You are now an adult. The days of having other people make…

I am in England this week, and this morning my husband and I attended church services at a beautiful abbey in the Cotswolds which was built in the 12th century.  It was high church, with lots of incense and fancy robes.  The choir and the organist were top notch, and the entire service was conducted…

Our world is currently at war. It isn’t a war of vans hitting pedestrians, suicide bombers or knife-wielding lunatics.  Those are just the consequences of this war.  We currently are in a war of ideas. These ideas range from whether people should be able to freely practice their religion – or not. Or whether women…

As parents of girls, we want to raise our daughters to grow up and become confident, successful young women. That is not an easy task in a world in which women are harshly judged for their appearance, and smart, ambitious women are viewed with suspicion. Because of the unique challenges faced by young women, it is so…

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison I am now at an age when I and many of my friends have high school age children. So, of course, our minds are on grades, SAT scores and college. Parents and kids put a lot…

Self-esteem is defined as confidence in one’s own worth or abilities. When we have high self-esteem, we view ourselves as capable.  We consider ourselves to be worthy of love, to be paid a proper wage, and to be treated with respect. If we have low self-esteem, we question why anyone would love us. We believe…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners