How to Deal with Anger: Why Mark Twain’s Words Still Matter Today Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. Mark Twain Most arguments end within minutes. The strange thing is that the anger they create often doesn’t. Read more…

Character vs Reputation: Abraham Lincoln’s Timeless Reminder to Nurture the Tree, Not the Shadow Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln Some quotes reveal their depth immediately. Others take a while to settle in. Abraham Lincoln’s Read more…

How to Make Real Friends: The Quiet Skill That Changes Everything You can make more friends in a month by being interested in them than in ten years by trying to get them interested in you. Dale Carnegie Let’s face it: building new friendships in adulthood isn’t exactly something most of us were taught to Read more…

People Are Lonely Because They Build Walls Instead of Bridges – Joseph F. Newton People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. Joseph F. Newton Loneliness is rarely an accident. Most of the time, it’s the slow consequence of choices we barely notice making. Joseph F. Newton’s line captures that truth in a Read more…

Teaching Kindness to Children: What One Caterpillar Can Teach for a Lifetime Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar. Bradley Miller You don’t always realize when a moment becomes a lesson. You’re just walking through a garden, maybe talking about nothing Read more…