Remember always that you are just a visitor here, a traveler passing through. your stay is but short and the moment of your departure unknown. None can live without toil and a craft that provides your needs is a blessing indeed. But if you toil without rest, fatigue and wearness will overtake...

Friends. A simple word isn't it? It's uttered everyday to almost every person imaginable. Who are your friends? I used to think that friends were the people that you could laugh and talk to. Now I know that friends aren't that, they're the people that touch your hearts. You could spend...

You start life with a clean slate. Then you begin to make your mark. You face decisions, make choices. You keep moving forward. But sooner or later there comes a time where you look back over where you have been... and wonder who you really are.

  For cleaning smelly hands after chopping onions or garlic, just rub them on a stainless steel spoon. The steel is supposed to absorb the odor. Fresh coffee beans can also absorb nasty odors from your hands. If you happen to over-salt a pot of soup, just drop in a peeled potato. The...

Terence Anzac Piper 25 April 1931 - 23 September 2008   I think of you every day with joy and sorrow Joy that I had you in my life for so long Sorrow that you are gone You are not forgotten Nor will you ever be As long as there is breath in my body I miss you now As time...

Grief is a solitary journey. No-one but you knows how great the hurt is. No one but you can know the gaping hole left in your life when someone you know has died. And no one but you can mourn the silence that was once filled with laughter and song. It is the nature of love and death to...

  Cruelty to animals and violence towards people has something in common - both types of victims are living beings. They feel pain, experience distress, and may die from their injuries. Violence - whether the victim has two or four legs, wings or fins - is violence and is not...

Whatever the tasks, do them slowly with ease, in mindfulness, do not do any tasks with the goal of getting them over with. Resolve to each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention. Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Master In our daily lives, we often rush through tasks, trying...

  Women might be a mystery to men, we all admit that, but, in order for us to get along well, there are a few things that they should know about men too: If you’re cooking a special dinner for a man, be sure to include something from each of the four major male food groups: Meat, Fried,...

  If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it, If you can understand when loved ones are too...