Before he was elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio spent fourteen years as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina. During that time he built a strong friendship with Abraham Skorka, an Argentinian rabbi and biophysicist. Together they promoted interreligious dialogue on faith and … [Read more...]
Over the last ten years, the amount that we buy online has gone up. So have the number of ads we click on every day. We're all clicking around, browsing and sometimes buying. But, while these interactions and transactions have been growing, the amount of time we spend online and the number of … [Read more...]
Whether you are an entrepreneur, employee or even a stay at home parent you can tend to feel a lack of motivation when things are not going your way, people are not buying your products / services; or your children are simply not paying attention to what they have to do when you need them to … [Read more...]
I had left my job to raise my two children and was now expecting my third; we had no idea that my husband would be laid off work shortly after that. But with an entrepreneurial spirit, he charged ahead and started the landscaping company he had always talked about. It just wasn't enough. This … [Read more...]
We all make mistakes. OK, you've made a mistake. So now, what are you going to do? Guess what, you are human. And you are going to make mistakes. You have made them in the past and you are not through yet. You will continue making mistakes. Learn to have some compassion for yourself. Most … [Read more...]
Setting type used to have just one function: is it readable? Then, to save money, a new question: Can we get a lot of words on a page? The third question, though, is the most dominant for most people making a presentation, designing a website, scoping out a logo or otherwise using type to deliver … [Read more...]
Do not dwell upon the sins and mistakes of yesterday so exclusively as to have no energy and mind left for living rightly today and do not think that the sins of yesterday can prevent you from living purely today. — Byways of Blessedness It has been said that the majority of conversations by … [Read more...]
1) Extreme skiing at Grand Targhee, Wyoming. Source: 33m.lista.cl 2) Skywalking on Mount Nimbus in Canada. Source: http://www.cmhsummer.com 3) Vintage climbing photo taken from Gaston Rébuffat's book. Source: amazon.com 4) Blake Aldridge dives 29 meters from the … [Read more...]
Each year, we spend thousands of dollars on clothing, cosmetics and other items or memberships to change or improve our outward appearance. Sadly, many of us spend very little time on making the effort to change our inward condition. This is not limited to just our own communities, as everyday … [Read more...]
Simplicity wallpapers are centered around a style of design that reduces the amount of distractions to allow us to enjoy and focus on the main message of a piece of art. This simplicity trend is nothing new. Some of us have already applied it to our daily lives. There are a number of Café Con … [Read more...]
A person cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances. — Bob Proctor In Pam Golden's outstanding book Choose the Happiness Habit, I'll paraphrase her point. In this book, there is the story of twin brothers. One … [Read more...]
8 year old Danny Dutton's interpretation of God below, will bring some smiles and hopefully warm your heart as you get to see him from an innocent child's perspective. "Explain God" "One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die so there will be enough people … [Read more...]
