“Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.” - Eric Fromm The recent death of my Auntie Kerry put me in a state of mind that I think we all go through at different times in our lives: the feeling of utter isolation, of complete loneliness. There are times when... 

Image from zdnet Do you have a definition of success? I’ve taught hundreds of students for over five years. Every time I ask this simple question: “Who wants to be successful?” every single person raises his hand. At this point, I actually have inverted the question to simply be, “who... 

Image by ~FreeBirD®~ via Flickr I was sitting here at my computer, pondering whether I wanted to write a post with tips about “making 2009 your best year ever”. It’s been done, and most of my tips you’ve already read before on Cheerfulliving. I made a small list of things I’d recommend... 

“So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.” Thich Nhat Hanh It’s Christmastime and it’s the season of giving … what are you giving your loved ones this year? The holidays often mean... 

Image via Wikipedia Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Sharon Jayson of USA Today Does the economic downturn terrify you? Or are you plotting a new strategy for life with less money? Your reaction offers a peek into your psyche, say researchers who study how personality shapes people’s... 

What is Positive News? Positive News is a quarterly international newspaper, founded in 1993 by Shauna Crockett Burrows. The publication focuses on issues rarely covered by the mainstream media and promotes the many individuals and enterprises that are working to create a more healthy, humane and... 

Image via Wikipedia In his excellent ebook about changing habits, blogging friend Scott Young described the process of forming habits as walking home through fresh snow. The first person to go through the snow has to forge a path through the snow, and it’s difficult … but others will follow... 

Cover via Amazon Since reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (and reviewing it), the concept of what makes an individual exceptionally successful in a particular area has been heavy on my mind. In the book, Gladwell mostly argues that exceptional success is the result mostly of factors outside... 

Image via Ode Magazine Receiving is harder than giving, but can lead to even greater personal and spiritual growth. During a visit to Paris, my mother bought me a gift and dropped it in the mail. I didn’t receive it very well. I tore away the brown paper packaging and, at the first sign of... 

Image via the Economy of God Character matters. Peace is realized through a carefully refined character. Balance equals harmony, harmony equals peace, peace equals love. To find peace therefore, your character must ‘know’ - must become balance and harmony and only through these you will know...