When Adam and Eve transgressed and were asked to leave the Garden of Eden, I wonder if either of them had any idea what the Father was saying to them. “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall…
Tag: Happiness
On The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
I was listening to the radio on the way home from the FamilySearch Library the other evening, and Gladys Knight happened to be singing “Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me.” I have always enjoyed that song, especially the way she sang it. What a thought provoker: I have had so many best things happen…
On Life’s Markers
I celebrated my 81st birthday recently, and the event caused me to realize that I am actually an old man. Do I now start acting like one? Shall my body posture reflect my age, shall I stoop over appropriately and buy a gnarled cane? When I prepare for work in the morning and stand before…
On Optimism
Life on earth is too short to spend it with negative events, places and even negative people. Many of us work hard at maintaining an optimistic view of life; it is very much like maintaining oneself physically and spiritually. We have to nourish all three in order to maintain a healthy being. We feed optimism…
On The Meaning of Life
The Dalai Lama was in Colorado just recently, and a man asked him, “What is the meaning of life?” His reply was, “The meaning of life is happiness.” Than he added that the hard question that all humans ask is “What makes happiness? Money, a big house, friends, accomplishments? Or…compassion and a good heart? President…
On Family
There have been governments and dictatorial despots who have tried to mold the family into units that would better serve them and/or the state. Where or when food was scarce, they would limit the number of children a couple could have. They have tried to force them to live in communes where several families were…
On Happiness and Gratitude
A Christian, at least one who practices their religion, will be a hard working, thoughtful and kind individual, one who has a happy countenance because they know that the lives they lead are pleasing to the Lord. Gratitude is a primary characteristic of being a Christian. The main part of a Christian’s prayer is gratitude….
On Habits
We all have things we do that we are not very satisfied with or proud of and that we would like to be able to change. The change process requires that we go against or cross ourselves. One of the most obvious ways to recognize how difficult it is to cross ourselves is to consider…
On Happiness
Different people have often said to me,”You are always smiling”. I’m not always sure how I should respond but I often say, “Why not, I’m a happy guy!” I was listening to the Dennis Prager radio show while driving along the other day and he was talking about a column he had written for a…