How do we value life?
In our South African society, the cash price may be as little as R500,00, if a cellphone resale is to be seen as the lowest common denominator.
How did we get there? Many years of Apartheid, for sure, eroded the self-esteem of the vast majority, who were seen as sub-human pawns on [...]
I was watching a National Geographic documentary on Stress, and thought you may enjoy some of the insights I gleaned from it.
Social Affiliation can alleviate chronic stress. Especially when we are giving input to others. It can combat deterioration of arteries, brain-cell death and the allocation of fat to harmful areas. Eish! In other words, [...]
I won’t claim to be an expert on happiness – not even my own!
I do, however, respect the work of Martin Seligman (www.authentichappiness.com) and most of Dr. Bob Spitzer’s work (www.robertspitzer.org).
I recently encountered a quote or two by renowned motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar, and found the comments helpful.
“Happiness is wanting what you DO have, not [...]