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“This is the highest wisdom that I own, freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.”  -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Finding the workable solution is almost always a question of persistence. It was my twelve-year-old daughter, Emma that reminded me of this the other day when she said, “You know it’s true, life most always works out if you just wait long enough.” She was...

“Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others…for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner...

“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” ~Albert Einstein

The true test of our life is whether we go to bed at the close of each day and know that we have done as much good as possible and that we have followed our instincts towards our sense of self respect instead of self interest. This seems like it should be a clearly demarcated path, but these instincts...

“Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities.” -Bertrand Russel

Discipline is one of the most misunderstood qualities of a positive life. Commonly associated with punishment to gain obedience and all forms of coercion to exact specific behaviors from children and dogs, we have lost touch...

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” -Calvin...

“i thank You God for this most amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
wich is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
brea...

“He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.”  -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

There are some 25 million people in transit as I write this; on their way home to someone. It is one of the busiest travel days of the year: millions of people spending millions of dollars to be close to others that they love, that have shaped their lives, that taught them something about...

Seeking inspiration and access to your creative capacity in your life?   Consider yourself blessed to have found Jan Phillips, a woman gifted with the ability to combine the drive to social activisim and her deep access to ancient wisdom. Considered a visionary thought leader and dynamic internationally known speaker, her voice will bring you into the light. Jan is also an award-winning author and...

“This we can all bear witness to, living as we do plagued by unremitting anxiety. It becomes more and more imperative that the life of the spirit be avowed as the only firm basis upon to establish happiness and peace.”   -Dalai Lama

I have been studying the experience of anxiety lately, and thanks to arriving at day 327 of this positivity quest, I am able to be a reliable witness. I am not...