The English word “misery” comes from the Greek word miseo which is translated “to hate.” Yes, we know what hatred is, and with all due respect to what psychologists can do, I’ve never met anyone whose heart was filled with hatred for someone who was a happy person. A...
Information. They're right up there, swirling in the internet etherworld—accessible with just a few clicks on your smartphone. Type your keywords and voila, any topic you want to research pops up. They’re so many you'd have a hard time deciding which to explore. FB...
Growing up in a traditional Asian home, I was taught to be polite, quiet, shy, humble, and deferential. Conformity to expectations is often emphasized, and emotional outbursts are discouraged. Failure to meet the family's expectations could mean bringing shame and...
Some folks measure time by years--January 1 to December 31. Some folks keep track of it by birthdays. Some by how long it is until they can finally draw retirement benefits and kiss work goodbye forever, or how many weeks or years stand between them and getting...
As the new year begins, it’s good to set aside time to ask God for wisdom. Proverbs 9:10 tells us, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. This doesn’t mean we’re afraid of God; it means we are in absolute awe of His majesty, how He works through generations,...
A book is one of the best things that you can give someone today. The pandemic restrictions have given people more time to read. Giving a loved one a book is also healthy because it may help them stop drowning themselves in online binge-watching, which, according to a...
Winter can be harsh, especially when it gets frigid, frosty, and downright freezing. Metaphorically, Winter seems to represent difficulties, hardships, and desperation. Winter may arrive when you got laid off from your job, your marriage is crumbling apart, or someone...
Yearly planners today got their start from the Filofax® and Day-Timers® of the 80s, they are organizers which did not just include a calendar; it had task lists, conversion tables, a world map, some had rulers, card organizers, pockets, etc. There was even a movie...
Whatever your passion is, be it digital or analog, it should be long-lasting. Unlike buying stuff that will eventually get obsolete, what you are passionate about will only get better and better and much more satisfying. Take for instance buying an expensive digital...
How do you respond to criticism? Some are extremely sensitive to the slightest bit of criticism and they respond very negatively to it; others couldn't care less what people say of them. Some world leaders are keenly aware of the press, and when the news media...