Make Someone’s Day

My buddy, Steve, is always quick with a smile or a compliment or a holiday greeting or a hello just when I need it.  I’m not the only one he treats this way – it’s just how he is all the time.  Joy seems to follow him around because he chooses to live his life […]

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That IS My Job

A friend was recently at an international airport.  When he inquired with a security guard where he could exchange money, the fellow said, “It’s not my job to know where the ATM is located.” It’s not my job.  Really? Now, I get it, after a long day of simply coping with our own set of […]

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Choose Happiness

Ah, HAPPINESS!  I love this topic so much because it dictates the way our days play out.  We may suffer pain, injustice, disappointment, sadness.  It’s part of life.  But – and this goes for relationships, for careers, for activities, for everything – the prevailing attitude we adopt shapes the overall trajectory of our lives.  My […]

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