Learn not to go around controlling others People are going to be who they are Trying to change them to fit your needs won’t make you popular Learn…if we were meant to be the same, God would have made us that way Learn… that I am who I am and you are who you are and that is a very good thing. See The Good would like to thank Amy for her guest post.…
I am reminded more and more that many of life’s most difficult moments can hold more than just a single lesson. The day that we buried my mother was one of the most difficult days of my life. She was elderly, and I knew in my subconscious that our days together were numbered, but I never expected the end to come so quickly. Her death was due to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, so thankfully she…
When I was a young child, I never thought that I shared an especially close relationship with my father. I always respected and loved him very much but we never really talked about anything that I thought was meaningful. He would teach me how to do things like how to throw a ball or how to safely use a saw, but we didn’t have the father-daughter talks about emotional stuff. I thought that was just…
As humans, we are all forced to manage that small but mighty portion of our persona that is our ego. The voice of your ego will whisper into one ear, “Prove It! Make that person see your value!” while your heart is whispering in the other ear, “walk away- you know the truth.” There is a very fine line between understanding and appreciating your own value and the need to feed your ego. If you…
Don’t ever be afraid to cry. Crying is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength. You may have been hurt in ways unimaginable but as time goes by, the pain won’t be so hard. You may want to be strong and hold the emotions in but… Don’t ever be afraid to cry. See The Good would like to thank Amy for her guest post. Amy is a Florida resident and has…
It’s not every day that you find a great opportunity to instill a life lesson in your child. Finding a set of circumstances that will supply enough wow factor to really make a child of 9 or 10 ponder some cerebral topics is quite rare. And it’s even rarer for the event or activity to have a lasting effect on a child. But on occasion, it happens and the results are truly amazing. A…
Every summer my brothers, cousins and I would go and stay at my grandparent’s house. These were, without doubt, the best three weeks of the year. My grandfather, a rugged outdoorsman-type, loved taking us out to play. Playing Game Gear and watching TV all day was not an option. He was a giant tree of a man, palms rough from a lifetime of work. What was left of his hair was a…
There always seems to be this burning desire to see the family that you wish you had. We use rose-colored glasses and excuse behavior that we would never tolerate from others. And all too often, we find ways to blame ourselves for the mean or hurtful actions of our family members. We tell ourselves that we deserve to be treated poorly or that we somehow failed to be the loving sibling or child that we…
There is a certain magic to be discovered during a walk on the beach. Somehow all of your troubles and all that is weighing on your mind and your heart is left behind. Bit by bit your troubles are wiped away by the sand with each step you take. Suddenly you feel calm and relaxed as you turn to make your return trip down the beach. Only this time you are mentally at peace. The…
Humans were never meant to be solitary creatures. But progress and innovation have made that fact easy to forget. Now a trip to the store produces food and clothing, shelter is bought not built, as is our means of getting from point a to point b. We no longer need the help of others to meet these needs. It would appear that by earning money, one can live completely independently from others. But the…