It’s Not As Bad As You Think

They did not live in vain, those that came before us, for we are here.
- Yves Theriault, Canadian writer, Aaron, 1954
Maybe you don’t want to know this. Maybe you believe that the world is worse than ever before, that the End Time is near. If that is the case, you should save yourself because what [...]

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There Is A Way To Make Things Better

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
- George Santayana
Santayana, a distinguished philosopher, knew about a lifetime of learning and why it was necessary. He imparted much advice about how to live a satisfying life.
The first schools for formal learning taught philosophy as their main subject. Philosophy taught about life and since the ancient Greeks [...]

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Preparing For Your Next Stage Of Life

Learning to live is learning to let go.
- Sogyal Rinpoche
As much as we long for security, for consistency and for our world to remain enough the same that we will still recognize it tomorrow, that’s not the way the world operates.
In nature, nothing is secure, so no animal or plant can be certain that it [...]

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Can You Make New Friends?

Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone?
- Thomas Wolfe, novelist (1900-1938)
As depressing as this quote sounds, it’s actually the key that opens an understanding of human nature that can bring a person internal peace and give him a tool by which he can manage more easily the stresses of dealing with others [...]

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Let’s Scare The Hell Out Of Them

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
- Edgar Watson Howe, novelist and editor (1853-1937)
This quirk of human nature ranks among those for which we have the most evidence. But why?
Advice may come at us from various sources. Some of those sources, such as strangers or those we know little about, [...]

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How The U.S. Is Bankrupting Itself

We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.
- Dwight David Eisenhower, U.S. general and 34th president (1890-1969)
Fear of their security, among Americans, has existed since well before the War of Independence. The British so needed income from its colonies to support its huge empire which it maintained largely through military occupation that [...]

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Life Advice From The Bard

Have more than thou showest; Speak less than thou knowest.
- William Shakespeare, ‘King Lear,’ Act I, Scene iv
In other words, hold some things back, keep some things secret.
In an age when we seek transparency and honesty, not wanting others to
hide anything for fear that we can’t trust them, this advice from
the Bard seems counterproductive. But [...]

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Who Am I? Who Are You?

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
- Mark Twain
This is a tough subject to deal with because it touches on existence, individuality and even personality.
We are, at any given moment, at least two people. One is the person we believe we are and the other is the person someone who is with us [...]

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How People Use Propaganda To Twist Our Minds

You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
- Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a key leader and a powerful personality in the Black Panther movement in the US during the 1960s. He led a violent life and he died a violent death.
This quote is a propaganda [...]

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Damn you, King, We Want To Think!

A king can stand people fighting but he can’t last long if people start thinking.
- Will Rogers, humorist (1879-1935)
For “king” we can substitute any national leader. Prime Ministers for example seldom last more than a decade because voters find more and more faults with their decisions and their failures tend to become more glaring as [...]

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