Travel Angels Redux

A few years ago, I wrote another piece about travel angels. What are they? When I travel, especially abroad, I am touched by the kindness of others. I call them my travel angels. We had many in our week in Myanmar. In Hong Kong, on the way from the airport to our...
Been inspired lately?

Been inspired lately?

Lisa (in purple) helped start the savings group A few weeks ago I visited some projects our Together We Can Change the World foundation supports with SE Asian disadvantaged women and children in Myanmar (Burma). In addition to visiting several schools, we visited an...

Do you create your own stress?

“I hate my mailman!” my friend exclaimed. “Why?” “Because I was expecting an important package and he just left me a notice in my mailbox. In fact, I saw him earlier in the day in another part of the condo complex.” My friend lives...

Is your self-reliance dooming you?

A pal has been a supervisor at our local hardware store for 8 years. He recently shared a story about Eric, the new general manager — someone who’d never worked in a hardware store and was hired about 6 months ago. Eric is a nice guy, but he doesn’t...

Sweating the small stuff

I appreciate when people are positive and easy going. However, sometimes one can be too laid back and not take care of details when adopting an “It will all work out” attitude. Then stress — at the minimum — ensues, and sometimes chaos and...