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With each new day, our happiness depends more on our attitude than our circumstances. If an abundant life depends on our choices—and it does—why not choose those activities that bring

Through controlled experiments, psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD found that happiness is determined by three factors: 1. Genetics–studies of twins and adoptees show that our happiness/unhappiness response can be explained by

Pretend you paid cash for your favorite vehicle—a Mercedes perhaps, or a Dodge Viper or maybe you favor a Jaguar. You included every accessory you ever imagined–leather seats, the best

A good friend of mine Jeff Baker, RN recalled an image from his childhood. When Jeff was ten years old, he and his father, a medical missionary to Sierra Leone,

Ray Tomlinson, an extraordinarily humble man, wrote, in 1971, a small software program that combined file transfer with send-and-receive protocols, giving birth to E-mail. Needing a symbol that would allow

In Mere Christianity C. S. Lewis wrote, “If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realize that

As a young adult, the Russian novelist, Dostoevsky, arrested for treasonous acts against Tsar Nicholas I was sentenced to death. Blindfolded, robed in white burial shroud, he was tied to

While studying medicine from 1905-1913, Albert Schweitzer also delivered theological lectures, gave organ concerts, wrote on organ building, completed his scholarly work, Quest for the Historical Jesus, wrote a 844

  Born on January 14, 1875 in a town near Strasbourg, Germany (now France), Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his commitment to serve humanity

In his autobiography, Out of My Life and Thought, Albert Schweitzer wrote that after deciding to enjoy the academic life until he was 30-years old he would devote the rest

John D. Rockefeller, in Edwardian time the richest man in the world, was asked how much money he wanted. “Just a little more,” he replied. That sounds like many of

Existentialiam, the most practical philosophical approach of the past two centuries, offers a simple plan for living. The message of existentialism is that every one of us is responsible for