As a 36-year-old, this is the advice I wish I could've given my younger self. I started writing my blog when I was a few months shy of 18 years old. Since I’m now twice as old as I was when I started, ...

It was Will Rogers who famously observed that “common sense ain’t all that common.” Too bad. In a world of grenade-lobbing commentators and social media brawls, calm and reasonable thinking is needed ...

Life is a journey filled with lessons that shape who we are. Some of the most valuable insights come from experiences passed down through generations. In our modern world, it’s easy to overlook the ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experience is valued for a reason, and you should hold every experience that you've had in life as the most valuable thing.

We’re more likely to improve our life by looking forward, and taking the next baby step. But an occasional look back may provide lessons for moving forward. Perhaps these will help: Look at your old ...

Yesterday I received a few holiday greeting emails and some people asked if I could please post something "short and sweet" (as Andy put it) about some life lessons we can learn from nonhuman animals ...

"Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself." — Alice Walker "Learning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You’re not suddenly ...