Want a Place in the Sun? Don’t Be Afraid of a Few Blisters When Abigail Van Buren said, “If you want a place in the sun, you’ve got to put up with a few blisters,” she wasn’t just being poetic. She was being honest. There’s no shortcut to meaningful success. No clean, blister-free path to Read more…

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. Abigail Van Buren Parenting is one of the buzzwords of the twenty-first century. So obsessed are people with this concept that new, never-heard-before professions have sprung up over the last few decades to cater to their concerns. To Read more…

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires. Abigail Van Buren Our experiences are our greatest wealth. They are more important than our physical possessions and assets in that they have no possibility of getting lost or depleted – if anything, they only accumulate over time. Moreover, while Read more…

Loneliness is the ultimate poverty. Abigail Van Buren There is nothing worse in life than feeling lonely and deserted; than having no one or nowhere to turn to in times of distress. In fact, contrary to popular belief, loneliness can make its presence felt in both good and bad times. It probably stings a lot Read more…