Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the thirty-second president Franklin Roosevelt, was an outspoken, admired leader who made lasting change to the welfare of humanity. She fought for the rights of workers, children, women, the oppressed and poor. Helping to found the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and establish the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor, […]
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Do What Scares You
Doing what we fear is scary. But any time we step out of our comfort zone, moving away from the place where we feel most at home, we gain so much. Sometimes we grow exponentially. We may not even recognize ourselves because we’ve grown so much from our courage. Try this: Make a list of […]
Accepting Life
It’s difficult to accept what we dislike about our lives. We may not be where we want to be, stuck in jobs we don’t like anymore, tolerating relationships that aren’t working or living in a place we’d rather not be. We wish we were somewhere other than where we are. Or, something happened to us, […]
Accepting a New Life
“Nothing brings down walls as surely as acceptance.” ~Deepak Chopra By Alexander Gunn I stood at the Eva Air Bangkok check in desk at Heathrow airport thinking, “what have I done.” My two young children were fighting around my legs while my wife argued with the check in woman about the vegetarian meals. The day […]
8 Ways to Improve Your Time Management Skills
Guest Post by Ramya Raju Effectively managing time is an important aspect of a person’s skill set for achieving both personal and professional success. Typically, time management is the process of planning and balancing responsibilities and the tasks of the day. It helps people to prioritize and ensures that all the activities that are highly […]
20 Hope Quotes to Lift Your Spirits
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies,” said Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) in a letter to his friend Red (Morgan Freeman) in the uplifting movie The Shawshank Redemption. He was talking about how hope keeps us going in the most difficult of times, carrying us through […]