Essentials of Happiness

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Happiness in Black and White

At a wedding we were attending, my granddaughter Melissa asked, "Why is a bride always dressed in white?"

"Because white represents happiness ...

Happiness Is a Dividend

I have observed that when any of us embarks on the pursuit of happiness for ourselves, it eludes us. Often I've asked myself why. It must be because ...

Prisoners of Ourselves

It is not that someone else is preventing you from living happily; you yourself do not know what you want. Rather than admit this, you prefer that someone ...

Cheerful Linemen

Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Glenn Parker speculated as to why NFL linemen are generally cheerful: "There are not a lot of well-paying jobs for ...

Skipping for Easter

Several years ago, on a Saturday before Easter in another city, I was struggling under how to try to preach the Easter message to all the varied people ...

The Power of a Father

Having grown up virtually fatherless, I know firsthand how much it means to a child to have a caring, loving, involved dad. That's why it's so ...

Celebrating the Now

We look forward to the promise of each day, having discovered the secret that the good old days are here and now.

Happiness Is Contagious

Whoever is happy will make others happy, too.

Happiness...

Happiness is friendship and laughter; it is a loving companion; it is loving our neighbor; it is a lovely day; it is the beauty of the earth; it is the ...