In life, we often take action as the result of what are known as “indicators”. Indicators are a pre-cursor to an event or occurrence and they usually follow a specific pattern. For example, if you are planning on going for a walk and you see heavy, dark clouds moving in, you will probably bring along… Read more »
Some people want to stand out. Though it is definitely the vast minority, there are individuals who don’t mind drawing attention to themselves in a crowd. And not only do they have no fear of being noticed, they may actually go out of their way to do so. It may be an unusual haircut, a… Read more »
If you go to any reputable footwear store to purchase a new pair of running/walking shoes, the expert sales person will probably give you some crucial advice. He/she will tell you to break the shoes in slowly. In other words, you shouldn’t go home, take the shoes out of the box and immediately go for… Read more »
There are certain items such as a new television or a special piece of jewelry that most of us enjoy purchasing. Spending money on them is easy because we are excited and thankful to be able to do so. We refer to these things as luxuries. Then there are the things we simply have to… Read more »
When you invest money, whether it is in a particular company or a choice piece of real estate, you do so with both the hope and the expectation that your investment will bring you a future return. In fact, one definition of “investment” is, A thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable… Read more »
What do a good glass of wine, a beautiful sunset, and a great conversation have in common? All three qualify as some of life’s simple pleasures. In the same way it would be painful to miss out on tasting the notes of a fine wine, being unable to enjoy a meaningful phone conversation with a… Read more »
Have you ever purchased something that required assembly and upon opening the box, you discovered that the directions appeared to be written in a foreign language? If so, you probably felt your blood pressure rise as you were forced to face the reality that the project was not going to be as easy as you… Read more »
It’s not uncommon for someone who has suffered a major stroke to be left with paralysis on one side of their body. But none of us would have the audacity to say to that person, “Why can’t you function normally? After all, half of your body still works just fine.” We may chuckle a bit… Read more »
Imagine that you are purchasing a brand new vehicle and as you are signing on the dotted line, the salesman hands you a list of 25 things you have to do each month in order to keep this particular car running. You would probably drop the pen and seriously reconsider your decision. But what if,… Read more »
There are a handful of words that most us never hope to hear when it comes to our health. “Cancer” would probably be at the top of that list but “dementia” isn’t far behind. Dementia is the general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life and Alzheimer’s is… Read more »
