John Harricharan: Three blind men and the elephant. Everyone is trying to describe it differently. And everyone is right. Everyone is correct, but only partly so. There needs to be a place where there is not sectarianism, where it doesn’t matter what religion you belong to, what...
It was the 10th day of rain, and I walked into the pool locker room feeling a little soggy around the edges. I asked my pool friend, Laurie, how she was and she said, “Bright and cheery. It’s a wonderful day and I’m going to accomplish a lot of good things.” Laurie, who...
Planning for success is an important way to overcome barriers to growth. Its similar to taking a vacation. You need a guide or a road map to keep you on course and give you direction. Would you attempt to navigate a ship on the open sea without a chart or map? Of course not. Even the ancient...
Strength, hope and old-fashioned chutzpah helped her survive the challenge of a lifetime
A hike in Californias Sequoia National Park turned deadly when Shannon Parker split from her group to grab her sunglasses from the car. Before she could get them, she found herself face-to-face with...
In the quest towards achieving success and accomplishment in our lives, a systematic plan of action is needed. Without a plan even the greatest of efforts will be ineffective, eventually degenerating into frustration and wasted time. A guided plan allows one to utilize his/her talents and...
John Harricharan: We should ask and by asking — there are different ways of asking. One is just getting yourselves out of the way, feeling how youd feel of the thing you wanted to have happen happened and let it come to you, instead of chasing after it. I think we were designed to be...
A friend has this quotation on his office wall: “I know worry works because nothing I worry about ever happens.”
I think I must believe that, because I worry a lot — and about the most insignificant things. I worry about the big things, of course, like health,...
Thought leads to belief, and belief leads to attitudes. Attitudes influence while beliefs inform actions, and ultimately actions become habits which shape character that then forges destiny. This is the growth path that is taken by that powerful entity known as Thought.
But what is a...
Have you noticed how everybody takes it for granted a bad experience is automatically, unreservedly, unremittingly bad? That nothing good could ever come from a bad childhood, for example?
I’m hearing the comment more and more often that we have become a victim society. Maybe this...
Nowadays, driving is considered as a very important skill. You could use this skill in cases of emergencies or even for something as simple as getting a change of scenery. Some people learned to drive by enrolling in driving schools while others were taught by their parents or friends. In any...
Abuse is the most horrible attempt at power that I have ever researched! This is why:
The shame that is felt by an abused person is so deep that it takes years to unfold, then years to put in a safe place. Some never get that far. They turn to drugs, alcohol, and even eating disorders...
Opposites attract is a law of attraction, at least where electromagnetism is concerned. But are there laws about attraction between two people? In a world that is full of strangers as a line in a famous song of the 1980s goes, is there a clear set of rules that allows two people to fall for each...