Avoid buying chocolate that's been made with the labor of child slavery. Here’s a handy guide to help avoid buying Halloween treats and Thanksgiving gifts produced by child slaves. This post from U.S. Uncut names the popular chocolate brands that exploit child slaves. Americans spend over a billion dollars every Halloween on chocolate, accounting for 10% of most chocolate ... Continue Reading
Books to Read for a Richer Life
Gleaning knowledge from this world is a complex process that encompasses books to read, films to watch and having a keen eye for observation. So, aged three, or thereabouts, I set about teaching myself to read. Looking out from my pram I had been fascinated by the big images and words, reproduced on hoardings, advertising various products. One that indelibly stayed in my ... Continue Reading
The Number One Thing for Healthy Relationships
What’s the single most important thing you can do to have healthy relationships? The single most important thing you can do is have one-on-one time get-togethers. When my children were young, I was not connecting with them as much as I wanted. I could not work out why we were not becoming closer, as I was in contact with them every week. So I went to a counselor and relayed ... Continue Reading
Being Grateful Is the Key to a Happy Life
How do you live with a sense of total fulfillment and happiness, being grateful and confident? Are negative "beliefs" from your childhood lurking in your subconscious mind and influencing your life without you even knowing it? Carl & Stephanie Symington said in their book "Getting Well Again" that "everyone participates in his or her health or illness at all times. It is ... Continue Reading
How to Inspire Courage in Others
Words can either build faith or demolish hope. Do you have what it takes to inspire others to live in courage? I watched a little YouTube video yesterday called “Validation.” It reminded me once again of the power my words have for others as well as for myself. Our minister did a whole sermon on "In Courage". His definition of "in courage" was to "To build up another to live ... Continue Reading
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