The group was silent as the question hung in the air. It was repeated. “What are the dreams that lie deep within your heart?” Slowly the answers came out. “I’ve forgotten how to dream.” “Disappointment in life has kept me from dreaming.”  “Just paying the bills and getting through has put all my dreams on the back burner.” “Helping...

Getting cut off in traffic, a missed deadline, spilt coffee, a cranky child - it doesn't take much to upset us these days. A recent study by Yale School of Management professor Sigal G. Barsade and Donald Gibson of Fairfield University showed that 1 in 4 Americans feel at least somewhat angry at work. That's a lot of grumpy people in the office....

The gingerale bottle fell to the floor. The kids scooped it up and promptly turned the cap before I could say "Wait!!" And there it was...sugared foam oozing out of the bottle and all over the kitchen floor. "A bit like life", I thought, as I cleaned it up. Impossible to put back in the bottle and a sticky mess outside of it. Do you ever feel...

Pamela Hanon, a retiree from Aldergrove, British Columbia, had wanted to work with underprivileged children for years; however, there never seemed to be an opportunity. When she looked into training programs, they all seemed to require too much time and money to suit her busy life. Then, about four years ago, she spotted an ad in the local newspaper...

When last have you taken time to dream? When last have you consciously allowed your thoughts to go places you won't normally venture? What if, today, you allowed yourself to go into every nook and cranny of your ideal self, your ideal life, your ideal world? What would that even look like? What would it feel like? Today, let's move into those...

What are you passionate about - what do you care deeply about? Power to Change Ministries asked this question to 40 women representing more than 20 countries on five continents. They answered in a chorus of animated voices, each unique and yet altogether harmonious. Women, it seems, share a universal longing to live with passion. They want to...

Got lingering anger, stress or high blood pressure? You may need to forgive someone (or to be forgiven yourself). That's the conclusion of an increasing number of social scientists. Religion has long held that forgiveness is an important component of a fruitful life. A recent Christianity Today article outlined secular research that also supports...