Why Don’t We Teach Children To Be Leaders?

Wealth Beyond Reason - Bob Doyle\'s course on The Law of Attraction

Fear and Predictability

Control is overrated.

Sure, we want the world to work in somewhat predictable ways, but at what cost?

When my kids were little and fighting, sometimes the only thing I thought about was getting control and stopping the fighting.

And for a person or country that’s under [...]

Why We Need Blogs that Make Us Think and Feel


Thinking Bloggers Award

Ejcooksey was kind enough to send a thinking bloggers award in my direction, and I’m proud to accept it.

The award is meant to publicize blogs that help us think in new directions. These blogs introduce us to new ways to look at some aspect of our [...]

Getting Unstuck, Part III: Buying Your Way Out Of Trouble


We all get stuck. We get stuck in our fears and other feelings, in our pain, and in our choices.

In Part 1, Fear on Ice, we explored feeling trapped in a situation that we want to escape from, where we’re afraid to remain, and afraid to change.

In Part 2, Too Many Choices, [...]

Addicted to Learning


OK, I admit it. I’m addicted to reading and learning.Once, even if I couldn’t do anything with the knowledge, I would still do it just for the pleasure. A good book, and a good idea have a taste all their own.

There are many people who consider reading and learning a complete waste of [...]

Living Ideas


Reading books isn’t as popular as it once was.  Computer games, TV, movies, and internet surfing all compete for our attention, and reading rarely wins. (Although the Harry Potter books have brought a new excitement about reading to many children)

Most of my kids are rabid readers.  They go to the public library and [...]