Monthly Archive
Is Your Child’s Homework Worth Doing?
The drive to assign more and more homework to children at younger ages is in full force in some schools. The homework binge threatens to cut into prime family time, extra-curricular activities, and rest and relaxation. It also increases conflict over scheduling and...
Making Yourself Bulletproof
Thousands of jobs are moving to countries every month where they can be done as well for less money. Here's the hard truth: Time served and loyalty to a company are not the currency of the new economy. Rather than argue with this economic reality, smart employees...
Ganga Prem-The River of Love
In my book, The Passion Test, I spoke about a beautiful Saint named Nani Ma who I met on the banks of the Ganges in Uttarkashi, India, who had been born in England and has spent the last 30 years devoted to spiritual practice and learning high in the Himalayas. I was...
Staying Positive When It Seems Impossible
We all know the power of positive thinking. Yet, when the going gets tough, staying positive is a challenge. Your husband lost his job, your daughter failed her exams and the car needs a new transmission. That doesn't even cover the migraine you had for days or...
Dr. Srikumar Rao – Living Up to Your Vision and Potential
Dr. Srikumar Rao is the author of Are You Ready to Succeed: Unconventional Strategies to Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and in Life. In the syllabus for the course that he teaches at Columbia University, which is called Creativity and Personal Mastery, there...
Willie Nelson – Don't Take 'No' for an Answer
The Buddha is quoted as saying, "If one comes across a person who has been shot by an arrow, one does not spend time wondering about where the arrow came from, the caste of the individual who shot it, analyzing what type of wood the shaft is made of, or the manner...
Chicken Nuggets: The Not So Healthy White Meat
It finally happened, the thing I had been dreading since she started to have playdates away from my watchful eye. My nine-year-old daughter came home from a friend's house and sheepishly announced that she had eaten MacDonald's chicken McNuggets. "Oh,...
Ayurveda Answers Diabetes Epidemic in America
Diabetes and obesity are walking hand-in-hand in America. 9.3 percent of the population actually has diabetes. All these people are now in the pipeline of what? Possible heart disease, circulatory problems, stroke, gangrene and kidney failure. But there is hope! This...
Blessed are the Peace Makers
In a letter from a friend a mine who recently packed up her bags and went to Fairfield, Iowa to "meditate for peace" at the request of His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the Transcendental Mediation Movement, she wrote, "When there is a...
Do You Know How to Cheat and Still Reach Your Weight-Loss Goal
Cheating on a diet is one of the most crucial aspects when it comes to success or failure. If you can handle those inevitable lapses, you will be overcoming an important obstacle. It is in this area of mistakes - cheats - where dieters' attempts can live or die....
Ten Tips for a Peaceful Holiday Season: Helping Kids Relax
Kids get pretty anxious over the holidays. It's a time of excitement and wonder, and they often have a hard time relaxing, staying calm and sleeping well. Here are some tips to help your kids stay relaxed and on a healthy sleep schedule. Don't over schedule your...
‘Mom, Am I Fat?’
Your child's room is strewn with clothing as she searches desperately for something to wear that "looks decent." As the piles become heaps, still nothing looks good enough. She peers into the mirror and sees only that her physical appearance does not...
Conversations With God
Neale Donald Walsch never wanted his life story to become a movie. He didn't even "ask" to write a book. He certainly had no intention of writing 22 books, or becoming a NY Times best selling author, or launching a worldwide movement of people who want to...
The #1 Secret to Time Management
If you are seeking to achieve greatness in any area of your life, the two critical subjects you must strive to improve on are Goal Setting and Time Management. Those two subjects should be studied as much as or more than any other key component of your business. You...
Aging Well Staying Connected Through Service and Community
Mother Teresa of Calcutta used to say that the world is hungry for our help and our love. Whether we seek to help people, animals, or the earth itself, the world's need for our service has never been greater. And the funny thing is, the more we help, the more...
