Are you looking for happiness? Most people are in one form or another. It’s not too often that you hear someone say, “I’m just trying to be as miserable as I can be.” We like to feel good. We like to be happy. It isn’t easy though. Happiness can seem elusive and ephemeral. Just when you think you’ve found it, the situation changes and you’ve lost it again. Sometimes it makes us wonder, “Can we find lasting happiness?” It’s a deep question - too deep for our purposes here toda

All of us have at one time or another found ourselves alone or feeling alone. We may be single parents trying to raise young children, a business executive having to make difficult decisions related to layoffs, or a college student trying to find what path we should pursue.   While there may be others around us during these hard times, including family, there are times when we don’t feel that they understand what is going on, and we do not feel that they can help share the we

I remember observing a Facebook conversation where a lawyer mocked certain modern trends and concluded by firmly stating that he was entirely self-made and had not relied on anyone else for his success. “I worked for my success” has a certain appeal to it. I remember often saying similar things myself in various situations, but when I saw it come from this attorney, I really started questioning the statement. Is any person self-made? As I have reflected on this question for s

Tales are told of explorers who spent significant energy, time, and resources searching for the Fountain of Youth, pirate treasures, the City of Gold, Atlantis, and other significant things. For many such explorers, they never found what they were looking for, and the question always lingers over their tales – did the item they searched for actually exist, or was it just a legend? When reading their stories, it is easy to smile at the ignorance of someone searching for a Foun

Do you feel loved? Or, like many in this world today, do you feel a hole in your heart? A lack of completeness? A constant tugging, tearing, subtle reminder that you still are searching for something you haven’t found yet? I remember sitting at my desk one day while I was working in my home office. It had been a rough time for a little while, and there was emotional pain in my heart from the circumstances. I remember consciously thinking that things would feel better if I cou

“I’m almost there. Less than 500 meters now.” Jill gritted her teeth as fatigue coursed through her body. The triathlon is a grueling race and it was taking its toll on Jill. Her knees felt weak, her lungs were burning, and her feet screamed for relief. Relying on her years of sacrifice and training, she searched for the resolve she needed to maintain the slim margin she held over the other contenders. Jill could see the stadium now. Her energy was nearly spent, but the thoug

“You are here to do something important.” This whisper has gone through our minds and hearts, teasing us amidst the doldrums of work, life, and the busy days and nights we often face. The whisper may come while reading about others, in quiet moments of reflection, or at random or unexpected times. Yet, no matter how many times we let the thought pass without further action, it seems to come back, weaving its whisper into varied thoughts and feelings we experience.   We believ