A performance of Handel’s Messiah lasts two hours. Toward the middle, a line grabs your heart and squeezes hard: “He is despised and rejected…
When Happiness Isn’t
Posts By: Rose Folsom
It’s Time
As Christmas moves on toward the New Year, I’m thinking about the life I’ve been imagining for 2015 and beyond. It looks…
Loud and Clear
Listening is not a virtue, but it’s a great skill for picking up on what has helped others grow in virtue. Listening…
For Grownups Only
Love is the final virtue of the seven. It’s the biggest. It’s the baddest. It contains and gives meaning to all the…
Anchors Aweigh!
A sign in my neighborhood reads, “Hope Anchors the Soul.” The anchor has been a symbol of hope for centuries, but I…
Prudence: Situation Awareness 360
Soldiers call it the “360 mindset.” It means being aware of and understanding all the factors that inform your decision about what…
Got Virtue?
We’re all human and we all need help being as happy as possible in this unpredictable world. The virtues, which were passed…
One New Thing a Day
Eleanor Roosevelt said that doing one thing every day that we are afraid to do will make us stronger. Here’s some inspiration for…
It Could Be Worse
The Wayward Wisdom of Wilkins Micawber
Mr. Micawber shares his recipe for the good life in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield: “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and…
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