Pain. Is it just a pain, or a chance to do good?

Being a Good Samaritan and doing nice things for others can help reduce physical pain

A friend and I were discussing history at lunch this week. That makes us sound “academic,” I suppose, or philosophical, but our topic was not American History or World History, it was golf history. As it turns out, this friend (Dennis) and I have a lot of things in common. Which is great fun to […]

Good is Greater than Safe

Life, in so many ways, can be full of surprises. One way I’m often surprised is by meeting new friends, especially out of — as the saying goes — the blue. In the middle of this week, for instance, I was invited by a good friend to play in a one day member/guest golf event. […]

Taking control

The power to direct or influence people’s behavior or the course of events. That is the definition of control, and a lot of people like taking it. This includes self-control, so before we begin controlling others let’s start there. Do you have good self-control? There are times when I go through my life as if […]