Somewhere along the way someone probably told you that you were no good. And somewhere along the way someone probably had good things to say about you. So why should you default to the negative? If you are going to live in the past you might as well make it…

Don’t give up on trying to find balance in your life. Stick to your priorities. Remember what’s most important to you and do every thing you can to put yourself in a position where you can focus on those priorities, rather than being pulled by the expectations of others. It’s…

Our health has a lot to do with managing our level of stress. In particular, we tend to spend a lot of time and energy stressing over money and material possessions. We need money in order to survive, and some stress is normal (even healthy), but where we get into…

On the night of June 5th, 1944 more than 156,000 troops from the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada (a contingent of the “Allied Forces”) were amassed along the English coast waiting for their orders. They were about to embark on the largest seaborne invasion in history. …

The Vietnam war was just ending. North Vietnamese troops (the NVA) had descended upon South Vietnam and seized its capital, Saigon. The US military was frantically trying to evacuate Americans as well as South Vietnamese refugees. Off the coast of South Vietnam, the USS Kirk was patrolling the waters looking…

People living in ancient times had very little understanding of science, as the Scientific Revolution hadn’t occurred yet (it began approximately fifteen-hundred years after the New Testament was written, and thousands of years after the Old Testament). They had a tendency to explain natural phenomena as events orchestrated by God(s)…

Here are a few things that have worked for me: Practice mindfulness. This can help you recognize when you’re actually hungry vs when you’re eating out of habit. We tend to eat even when we’re not hungry. It’s often an impulsive reaction to stress, boredom, etc. Mindfulness can also help…

Inspired by my favorite quote — Sit alone in a quiet place and listen to your breathing. Try to hear your heart beat. When thoughts come don’t resist them. Don’t reply to them either. Let them come and go on their own. Read a book in a quiet place, preferably something that brings you peace. Exercise…

There once was a man who was very quiet. Because of his quietness, people thought the man lacked confidence. His quietness made others feel uncomfortable. One day, a lady asked the man why he was so shy. “Shy?” The man replied. “I’m not shy at all.” “But you hardly say…