Have you ever felt the winter blues? That period of time when the sky always seems grey. The weather is really trying to become warmer, but winter is just holding on and you’re not sure whether to wea...  Read More

There’s an investment strategy that has become popular with first time or novice investors called the “do-nothing” approach. Essentially one invests in a diversified portfolio and leaves it alone for ...  Read More

Do you remember the old science experiment where you were given a scale and several objects trying to find the ones that balanced on the scale correctly. It was a matter of trial and error. If the obj...  Read More

Have you ever looked at a weather map in the midst of a major storm? Maybe you lived through a hurricane or a blizzard. All around you is rain or snow. It’s a tremendous sight to behold, but have you ...  Read More

There’s an old adage that says possession is nine-tenths of the law. The heart behind the phrase is that the person in possession of an object has a distinctive advantage over another person in retain...  Read More

East vs. West. North vs. South. Axis vs. Allies. My team vs. your team. New vs. Old. Us vs. Them. It’s a tale as old as time. We pick sides. We create division. Humanity has been extremely good at cre...  Read More

Have you ever spent time thinking about the strength of rope before? Chances are, probably not. Unless you were a mountain climber or in an industry that required some aerial rigging. The vast majorit...  Read More

Often the most difficult part of serving is wondering how much will be asked of us. Most of the time when we think about service, we think that it will require us to go somewhere or take on responsibi...  Read More

Life is hard. Circumstances can be difficult to handle. Jobs are challenging. For the extrovert, loneliness can be crippling. And for the introvert, social settings are exhausting. All of these scenar...  Read More

We hear so much noise on any given day. The sound of the car, the television playing in the background, our music stylings, even the sound of conversations around us. But how often do we really listen...  Read More

Former secretary general to the United Nations, Kofi Annan, once said that knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. In ou...  Read More

There really is nothing like a good book or story. There’s something captivating about them. They draw us in. Especially as we reach the climax of each character. There’s a movement in the life of eac...  Read More