“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant one follows the public opinion.” ~ Chinese Proverb
What could be so hard about making decisions? I hope you are one of those rare people who are able to make quick and sound decisions all the time. This ability, I believe, is almost as unique as having a gift for playing a musical instrument or one for creating sculptures.
The rest of us struggle with making decisions for many reasons. We are afraid we might hurt others. We think too much about every …

While working on the house over the past weekend, I remembered my childhood. I was around 11 years old. My father and I were building a house together. We had already built the foundation and were working on the walls. He was the master building the walls and I was the helper mixing cement and giving him stones and anything else he needed. In those days, we had tools that were made to sell but not to last. The hammer looked very nice but after a few nails, the head …

Some of us spend the best (both largest and generally also the most productive) part of our life working. We do so purely to earn a living, to interact with people, and for many diverse and sometimes complex reasons. I will say that as humans we MUST work. Just as a child must play and just as we must eat and drink, every human needs some form of work. Though I realize this is a strong statement, I have come to the conclusion that work is absolutely necessary for healthy …