There is a quote that I like that is a fabulous metaphor for life. “The reason the windshield is so large, and the rearview mirror is so small, is because what's happened in your past is not near as important as what's in your future.”― Joel Osteen

When children are young, they are learning sponges. Every new experience, every word they learn, every behavior they adopt, is an investment in a more fruitful future.From the biological side of things to how we're nurtured, a lot of what goes on in childhood influences how we turn out as adults.

“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments; then when they aren’t trying to teach us.” – Umberto Eco While almost any man can father a child, I believe there is so much more to the important role of being a dad in a child’s life. Parenting is the chance to have the most fun and rewarding experience of my life. As Mr. Eco stated; you’re parenting, even when you think you aren’t. This is why the importance of being a father is so magnific

― and No One Has Their Shit Together! When I was young, (I mean younger then I’m now…) I looked at my parents and my teachers and thought that they have figured it all out. They had some secret to life that I will one day come to learn. As they said:"You’ll understand when you’re older." We all probably thought that there was a certain age that you turn where suddenly things just make sense and you have all the knowledge to make the right choices. Then you grow up and realize that

I make the bed every morning as one of my "household duties". Now, perhaps this task is expected of me from my better half, but I also know that it makes me feel better before heading off to work. And it definitely makes me feel better to come home to a neat and clean bed at the end of a long day, instead of a rumpled one. Pretty obvious, right? On the surface, it makes perfect sense why I (and many millions of others) perform this "daily chore".

What is the secret to become a black belt? The easiest correct answer lies in the tenets of Taekwon-Do:Perseverance and Indomitable Spirit, among with Courtesy, Integrity, and Self Control “A black belt is a white belt that never gave up” 

Have you heard the story of Siegfried & Roy? The world-famous Las Vegas magicians…? Roy was mauled by his own tiger during a show. A pretty serious mistake. But I’ll come back to these idiots later. I will address the importance of making and accepting mistakes, since there is a culture, especially in business, of intolerance of mistakes.

It’s not being in love that makes me happy. It’s being in love with you that makes me happy. Happiness… what is happiness? Happiness is a feeling; it is a gift we receive and something we can give to others. It is a song, a butterfly, it is the right butterfly in the right moment. It is a whisper, a poem, a word placed where it belongs. It means feeling at home, feeling welcomed. It is an embrace, the taste of Crème Brûlée after a rainy day. It is someone who remembers our favorite col

We hate because we are taught to hate! We hate because we are ignorant! We are a product of ignorant people, who have been taught ignorant things. Which is: that it is four or five different races; that who you feel you are as a person has to be in the norms of what others feels that you should feel like; that everyone’s beliefs should be what you believe, for that is the only right belief;

Do you believe in a soulmate? A good friend of mine asked me that question a while ago, and I answered without any hesitation…

I feel that a relationship (or a marriage) is one of the most beautiful experiences of this life. And I’m not just talking about the relationships that are good ones! :) Yes, I’m even talking about the Relationships that face really steep challenges such as cheating spouses/partners, porn addictions, infertility, mental illness, ETC. And I’m even talking about a relationship that ends. You see, relationship offers a place to grow; a place to be face to face with your own weaknesses; a plac

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”―Ann Landers There is something important to be learned from the art of ‘letting go’, it is an invitation to relinquish unhealthy attachments to events, ideas, possessions, and minor irritations. No time is better than the present to make a conscious decision to release these negative influences so that, you

Much has been touted about how important it is to find a job you love. Maybe that's not as critical as we've been led to believe. My experience is that most people don't love their work. Many like it, some tolerate it, but it is a minority who find work they love that also supports their lifestyle. Does that mean that everyone else is left to live in frustration, desperately seeking that perfect job they can be passionate about? Not at all.

With countries facing major difficulties from all directions, we all have an opinion and a solution to offer. However, the sine qua non of this matter is whether we are with or against the current proceedings and the administration; our opinions are only justified, or should only be justified if we vote.

I’m idling at the intersection of grief and exhaustion, and what I think about is how much I am going to miss him. How much I dread the silence of coming home to nothing. Oh, how I’ll miss that full-on celebration of owner/doggie reunion, as if we’ve been apart for eons when, in reality, I have returned from a 20-minute zip to the supermarket.

I don’t earn my living as a teacher, but I do teach in my “after job activities”. Not as a school teacher, but as an instructor for a martial art school, self-defense classes, and a life skill education program for my TKD kids class.I also naturally, because of the character I am, do a lot of pedagogical activities and teaching every time I interact with kids, new inexperienced colleagues, or even dogs I play with.What drives me is that I like to inspire my students and others to be more t

The cry of the simpering singletons on Valentine's Day is always the same: "I just want to be loved". It's the day for sighs and teeth-gnashing from the romantically unattached and competitive smugness from those who are taken – but whoever said the day should just be about one very limiting definition of the word "love"?

Time changes things. Or rather, things — be it abstract or tangible — change with time. One day ends to give way to another. And another. The earth slowly rotates and revolves. The clock’s hands never stop. And with it, the wheels of change are set into motion. It creeps in slowly, inch by inch. Every day is just another day. And yet, it is not. To make some days stand out, we give them a meaning, a name, or a reason. Even your birthday. Yet there are many who see no reason to celebrate

Let's say you grew up watching the Star Wars trilogy, and then had children sometime after 1999, when George Lucas started releasing the prequels. When your kids are old enough, what order should they watch the films in? There are two obvious options for watching the Star Wars saga. Release Order - Watch the films in the order they came out, recreating your experience with the films for someone new to them. Episode Order - Watch the films in the order George Lucas intends, starting with Ep