People these days are so filled with hate. More hate than they even realize sometimes. That hate does no one any good. It’s not going to get them any closer to getting what they want or changing the problems within their life or their world. Vegans hate people who eat…
If I Don’t Do Something, Who Will?
Our society has many flaws. One of which is the fact that people feel helpless and believe that there’s nothing they can do to make a positive change in the world. What they don’t realize is that they actually can make a difference, they just have to want to and…
Cooperate Rather Than Competing
I just wrote a post about letting go of the competitive mind, and part of that is learning to work *with* people instead of *against* them. More can be achieved through cooperation than competition. When you help to lift other people up, they will help to lift you up as…
More on Curing Yourself Through Thought
Some people firmly believe in the healing power of prayer or meditation, but in our current society, many people think it’s nonsense and that if a doctor says they need medications or that their affliction has no cure, that’s the end of it. There are no options. There really are…
I’m Curing Myself, and So Can You
My last Wisdom Bites post got me to thinking about the fact that by all rights, I should not be sitting here typing all of this stuff to you. I should be too sick for it. The fact that I’m as healthy as I am is a miracle. I was…
Use Insults to Your Long-term Benefit
I just wrote about not feeding trolls, and it made me think that there are trolls offline as well as on. In real life you’ll encounter a great number of damaged people who will try to bring you down. Much like internet trolls, these real life trolls give you a…
Please Don’t Feed the Internet Trolls
They’re everywhere, and if you’ve been using the internet for long, you’ve probably encountered at least one troll, and probably many. A troll is someone who goes around making comments which seem to be specifically for the purpose of starting trouble. Sometimes trolls will make senseless comments just to derail…
Seelie’s Animal Crackers – or – Sharing Freely
My little nephew Seelie was here a couple weekends ago, and he did the sweetest thing. Eric and I walked into the room to greet everyone. Seelie went over to his cookie cup, which his mom was holding, reached in and retrieved two animal crackers, then came over and presented…
Background Check Your Self-Help Teachers
There are so many “gurus” out there saying that they’re trying to make the world a better place, but are they really? Are you checking into the people whose information you follow before you become a follower and supporter? If not, you should be. Did you know that James Arthur…
Feeling Good Makes You Healthier
Now, don’t flip out, this isn’t a PSA from the Positivity Police. It’s just a little reminder. The media likes to remind us of all the negative effects that stress and depression can have on our health. Of course, they’re simultaneously causing a lot of that stress, but that’s a…
Take Pride and be Confident
I was thinking about something the other day. Why is it that Big religion teaches people that pride is a sin? They say never to have pride. I mulled it around in my head, and I have a theory. I think they teach people that pride is a sin because…
Wealth And Happiness Are Not Synonyms
It’s a sad truth that most people these days think that wealth and happiness are synonyms. They believe that they can’t be happy unless they have more money. How wrong they are. The truth is, you can be a multimillionaire and not be happy. You can buy so much stuff…
Addiction is Not a Disease
More and more I’m seeing so-called professionals labeling addictions as a disease. It’s not a disease, it’s a lack of personal control. I know, they’re trying to argue that, but I believe it’s the truth. Addiction is what happens when a person isn’t strong enough, intelligent enough or developed enough…
Don’t Get Your Knickers in a Twist, You Were Wrong
Something I’ve noticed over many years of observation is that people don’t like being told they’re wrong. No matter how right you are, some people will just go off their nut if you tell them they’re wrong about something. People really need to get a grip. I realize that there…