Tag: choices

A good attitude may save your job

March 24, 2009 | 3 comments

I came across a great article in the Christian Science Monitor titled, “Be happy and keep your job,” that explains how a bright disposition helps workers navigate darker times. The piece points out how employees with dour or sour attitudes

Did God tell you to do it?

October 27, 2008 | 3 comments

This weekend, a man was arrested in my town for walking through an apartment complex in his underwear reading the Bible. When asked for an explanation by the police, he said, “God told me to do it.” Hmmm…did God tell

Conquering self and suicide

October 26, 2008 | 8 comments

A reader sent the below in which is a reputed letter from Mary Baker Eddy to James Neal, one of her star students. [ON NOVEMBER 18, 2008, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY THAT THEY DO NOT

To choose or to decide

October 22, 2008 | 2 comments

A reader who is a dad with a son in Iraq, has been blogging about his son’s time away from home. Yesterday, he wrote a fascinating piece on the difference between choosing and deciding when it comes to selecting a

Downside of lottery mentality

September 21, 2008 | 6 comments

I caught a vivid glimpse during a tennis match this weekend into why holding what I call a “lottery mentality,” can be detrimental to health, success and progress. For years, I’ve believed that buying lottery tickets and gambling as a