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Creating Positive Change -- There Is No Beginning Too Small Author : Anne Firth Murray
Have you ever had the feeling while reading a newspaper, listening to a lecture, or sitting around a dinner table talking with friends about current events, that “Something ought to be done about that”? Or perhaps you have felt appalled by an injustice of some sad event and thought, “What is to be done?” Some events, especially those at the global level, seem insurmountable -- poverty, injustice, and environmental degradation, for example. And...

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Self Improvement: A Path from Black and White to Glorious Colour Author : Robin OBrien
There are many people we meet who seem much more self assured than ourselves. They have an opinion on everything; a 'yes and no' answer for every topic, a 'right and wrong' summation of things. If you find yourself unsure about most things and unable to see in black and white as they do, should you feel inferior and look to them for guidance? I think not. People who insist on seeing things in black and white terms may seem attractive to some w...

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Take a Risk Author : The Elk
Hi, Richard here.... The only thing I know…. ‘If you keep doing what you’ve always done…. you’ll keep getting what you always got….’ and that’s about it in a nutshell. Nice house, nice neighbourhood, nice family, nice job, nice kid, nice school, nice holiday, nice overdraft….. just nice. Sounds like the beginning of the movie Trainspotting’. Life can be like that especially if you do ok and get by better than some. But no health, no wealth,...

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Decision: the Deciding Factor Author : Brad Homer
For most important decisions in our life, if we dig deep enough, we know what to do. We may come up with a hundred reasons why this way or that way will be best, but if we are brutally honest with ourselves, we’ll usually uncover the correct decision for us. Fear is often the underlying culprit that is stalling us when an important decision is required. Getting past the fear is often as simple as making the decision we know we need to make. ...

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You Should Live Every Day As If It Were Your Last Author : Deanna Mascle
Do you know how long you will live? Most of us do not. We can hazard a guess or a wish, but unless we are staring death in the face then we do not know. While I often urge my readers to live their lives fully and joyfully, recent events here in the bluegrass have made me even more aware of the need to live my life as if each day was my last. I live a few miles east of Lexington, Kentucky, where on Sunday Comair Flight 5191 taking off from Blue...

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Inspirational and Humorous Thoughts on Life Author : Bruno Baceli
Life is the great mystery for you and me. Frankly, it can get a bit complex, but at least there is reassurance in the fact few seem to have figured it out. Inspirational and Humorous Thoughts on Life One’s view of life often seems to be determined by how life is going at that time. In the good times, life is great. In the bad times, not so hot. Ultimately, the answer is often found in perseverance, to wit, simply plowing ahead through the ...

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Inspiration Given By Confucius Author : Bruno Baceli
When considering the nature of things, a variety of historical figures are cited as influential. While many of them have merit, Confucius stands alone. Inspiration Given By Confucius Confucius is considered one of the great thinkers of Asia and, indeed, the world. He was a Chinese philosopher believed to have lived in the fifth century BC. His teachings are primarily derived from the Analects of Confucius. The cover issues such as personal...

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Inspiration and the Great Mahatma Gandhi Author : Bruno Baceli
In the last 100 years, it is hard to imagine a more inspirational figure than Mahatma Gandhi. After all, he freed an entire country through passive resistance. Inspiration and the Great Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, simply known as Gandhi, is a truly inspirational figure from the 20th century. Considered the father of India, Gandhi was born 1869 and died when assassinated in 1948. A lawyer, Gandhi instituted non-violent civil ...

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How To ‘move’ Yourself Author : The Self Improvement Gym
One of the greatest skills you will ever learn is the ability to move yourself; the ability to take what you know and act upon it. In life it is rarely a case of knowing what to do that is holding you back. It is mostly a case of just doing what you already know. The human mind is always pursuing something. Whether you are consciously pursuing a dream or whether you are unconsciously pursuing mere survival, your mind is always driven by an ‘image...

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Inspirational Historical Thoughts on Justice Author : Bruno Baceli
We live in a period of massive exposure to information of all sorts and types. While information is important in an effort to evaluate the circumstances confronting us on a personal and world wide basis, the manipulation of information has led to the twisting or at least obfuscation of the true measure of powerful words. Put simply, sound bites seem to be the rule of the day with deeper thoughts on subjects lost to the wind. The concept of ju...


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