Happiness is a Journey

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we’re frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that, we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We’ll certainly be happy when they’re out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our …

There is Always a Choice

The ultimate truth is we have the ability to be, do and achieve anything we truly desire. Each of us has Divine Source running through us. We are connected to something so much bigger than ourselves. This is our time to shine. Not having the awareness of this powerful truth handicaps us from achieving our full potential. Each challenge or …

Love At Last

There is a very vivid memory that still plays in my mind the evening my Dad passed away. Moments after my Dad’s passing my Mom and I hopped in my car to head back to her home. Surprisingly I noticed that my Mom didn’t appear to be very sad. Even though my Dad had a stroke and had been in …

She Never Left My Side

“What’s so special about him? He has a lisp!” Asked my girlfriend’s mother as I pulled away in my car after our “initial introduction.” However, a few days later when I rang that same doorbell, my future mother-in-law “melted” when she answered the door, where I stood holding a single red carnation just for her! Sharon and I dated seriously …

Seek Happiness

Even though I was only seven years old, my childhood ended abruptly on April 17, 1975. That was the day the Communist Khmer Rouge guerilla forces captured the city of Phnom Penh and Cambodia fell under the control of a murderous regime whose reign of terror resulted in the deaths of almost two million Cambodians. As the mostly teen-aged soldiers …

Is Happiness Around the Corner?

For lots of people, happiness is just around the corner. They just need to get their degree, a particular job, a promotion, or a raise. Maybe they’re waiting to get married or have a child. Perhaps they will be happy when they retire. Alfred D’ Souza said, “For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to …