For most people, their level of happiness has to do with two main things: their relationships and their finances. When it comes to material things, it’s all relative. If you are accustomed to 6-figure salaries and it drops significantly, you will probably be unhappy....
A good marriage has a lot of things in common, while unhappy marriages are as different in as many ways as there are unhappy people married to each other. Yet the factors which make for either being happy or unhappy are often far more predictable than most folks...
"You don't get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate!" business writers claim, stressing that when it comes to your job review, you’d better be ready to prove your point with your boss. The fact is, however, that statement is pretty true. What you deserve and...
So the owner of a crocodile farm challenged a bunch of tourists that if any of them could jump on the infested waters, swim across a distance, and survive, he would give them a million dollars. No one dared. Suddenly a man jumped, swam as fast as he could and made it!...
Each of us make assumptions about love and relationships. We may not even realize that we are operating out of a set of pre-conceived ideas, ideas that may have influenced our behavior since we discovered members of the opposite sex. Yet, there are some big...
Cell phones are wonderful when they work, but when you are in an area where your signal is breaking up, it can be frustrating. You hear the person's voice fading in and out, but you keep talking, hoping that he or she is hearing you. Then, suddenly, you realize that...
Do you remember those words, "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until God by death shall separate us?" They are part of the Episcopal wedding ceremony—the one that you hear at traditional weddings. Are they just well-meaning...
In 1944 Frank Capra, the celebrated director, produced a comedy film called Arsenic and Old Lace. It’s about two sweet but murderous aunts who put poison in the elderberry tea that was served to a succession of male residents in their boarding house and then stored...
This was a question asked of Peter and me over a TV network interview. These are a few of our answers: POOR COMMUNICATION Shouting uncontrollably and blasting away at your mate, saying, "Well, that's just how I feel and I can't do anything about it!" As Christians our...
Side A wrote a song entitled “So many questions.” Well, we can all relate, to the title at least, because it encapsulates what’s on the minds of so many people today. The biggest question is: “When is this all going to end?" Needless to say, my wife has a lot of...