Wouldn’t you just love to have everything go your way? Your spouse does everything you want him or her to do, even before you express your wishes. Your boss gives you a raise before you can ask for it. The red traffic lights all turn to green just as you approach them, and traffic jams …
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” -Socrates Why examine? We are human beings. We are alive for a short period of time. We spend a lot of time being dead: the period before we are born, and then after we stop being alive. In the big scheme of things, a single human being is …
Want to have some fun? Try crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a small row boat. You are going to bob wildly with each wave, always on the verge of flipping over. On the other hand, you could make the journey on a cruise ship. You will barely notice the waves. They will not disturb the …
Who does not want to be happy? However, most of us are confused about what that means. We often choose the wrong ways of trying to achieve happiness, spending a lot of money chasing transient pleasures. And we are reluctant to do some simple, and often free, things which can bring about lasting satisfaction. Gratitude …
The pursuit of unhappiness is a favorite pastime of the human race. The US Declaration of Independence states that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights which our Creator has bestowed upon us. It wants governments to enforce those rights. However, it would be better if we asked people to think about …
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of …satisfaction? Fulfillment? We know that these were not the terms chosen by Thomas Jefferson for the US Declaration of Independence. Our Creator has given us some unalienable rights, and governments are supposed to protect those. Life and liberty seem just fine. But what about this pursuit of something? Pursuit …