The Road to Lifestyle

"I may be sitting in the corner, but I'm standing up on the inside." - Unknown

There is no better time than NOW. The time to live is NOW. The time to dream is NOW. The time to imagine and forget the past is NOW. The time to shine is NOW. -Unknown

I was not able to find an official copy of this story... but it went something like this... An old alley cat spies a little kitten chasing its tail and asks, "What are you doing?" The little kitten replies, "Well, I have just returned from Cat Philosophy school where I learned the two most important lessons that any cat can learn!" "And what, my little friend, might those be?" the alley cat said with a grin. "First, that the most important thing for a cat is Happiness and secondly, that Happiness is located in a cat's tail," said the kitten. The kitten continued, "So I surmised that if I chase my tail until I finally catch it, I will have Happiness forever!" The old cat replied, "Well, I haven't had the same opportunities as you and I have not had a chance to go to Cat Philosophy school; I have simply wandered the alleys most of my life. But amazingly I have been able to come to the same conclusion as you! Happiness is in f...

Have you ever considered the possibility that "the way we see the problem is the problem" as Stephen Covey discusses in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ? When I was in elementary school I remember one particular exercise that had a tremendous impact on me and quite frankly, has shaped the way I view the world. I remember being given close up shots of photos to look at and I was asked to give my honest reaction to each one. One particular photo had a car parked in two parking spots; the car intersected the parking spots diagonally. My initial reaction was, "How rude! They are taking up two spots!" Next I was shown the same photo however instead of the close up of the car in the parking spots, I could now see the building that the car was sitting in front of. The sign on the building said "Emergency Room" and I was told that someone's wife was about to have a baby and they had just pulled up to the hospital. I was again asked for my rea...