Category: Life Lessons

Wisdom Is A Daily Practice

We tend to see wisdom as something only old souls possess. In truth, it is an active skill, and everything needed to build it is already within us....

Notice The Small Good Things

Bad days happen. What pulls us through is the habit of spotting small positives, and a few quiet minutes with ourselves....

Stop Chasing Happiness

Chase happiness and it runs away. Become useful, honourable and kind, and it tends to arrive on its own....

Six Happiness Rules From A Pessimist

Schopenhauer believed happiness was largely an illusion. Oddly, the gloomy philosopher left behind a practical rulebook for being happy....

What Confucius Still Teaches Us

He lived about two and a half thousand years ago, yet ten of his short sayings still read like advice written for this morning....

What Nature Teaches About Discipline

Discipline carries a person to great heights, and we need not look far for lessons. The sun, gravity, the seasons, water and fire all teach it....

Why Goodness Takes You Far

Being a good person has nothing to do with status or background. It is about how you treat others, and it brings self-respect, clarity and real strength....

Things Nobody Tells You About Life

Growing up and facing the world is tricky, and much of what matters is never taught. A few plain truths help you prepare for what lies ahead....