Category Positive Motivation

In 1981 the UN General Assembly established September 21st as the International Day of Peace. The objective was, and still is, to observe 24 hours of non-violence and cease fires of military aggression to strengthen the ideals of peace. It’s…

Every summer my husband puts out several feeders of sugar water for the hummingbirds. They consume so much sugar water that in the height of summer he has to refill them nearly every day. I also plant lots of flowers…

Each year Publishers Weekly releases their Summer Reads best book picks for adults and kids. This year’s picks for adults include: It’s 2 A.M. In Little America by Ken Kalfus After the Lights Go Out by John VercherAvalon by Nell…

Of all the arts, perhaps music is the one that has the most impact on our lives. The music you listen to can reflect your mood or help you change your mood. It can conjure up feelings of romance and…

In a few days we’ll be at the end of another year. Which means that most of us are thinking about what we’re going to do in 2022. We’ll set goals for things we want to achieve. Maybe it’s more…

By now you have probably put up a Christmas tree somewhere in your house or apartment. Is it a live tree or an artificial one? Prior to 2020 the sale of artificial trees was rising about 4% a year. It…

Probably the most famous rejection stories are the ones about highly successful authors. Chances are you’ve read one of the “Chicken Soup” books. When the first, “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, was presented to publishers by authors Jack Canfield and…

The most common natural disasters in the U.S. are Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Floods, Wildfires, and Earthquakes. But there are other types of disasters too! Personal ones. Personal disasters are, in order of stress impact, – the death of a spouse, partner,…