by A. T. Baron | Feb 8, 2019 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Last week I brought up kindness in my post and how that virtue can make us happier. Well, it turns out that it can also make us like the people we help. Interestingly, we can even encourage others to like us by asking them for help. Benjamin Franklin discovered more...
by A. T. Baron | Feb 1, 2019 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General
When it comes to happiness, we have to remember that it comes from within. I’ve stated this in the past, but I think it bears repeating. Our satisfaction with any experience gives us a feeling of fulfillment. But that happy feeling is dependent upon a choice. Contrary...
by A. T. Baron | Jan 25, 2019 | Fortune Cookie Friday
We are almost through January. As we waited for the clock to strike midnight 25 days ago, people all around the world pledged to be better than before or at least make an attempt to improve. How is that working out? By all accounts on the news, not so well. Feeling a...
by A. T. Baron | Jan 18, 2019 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Do you want more in life? Yeah, we probably do, but we need to be careful not to overdo it. Too much of anything is bad for us. It doesn’t matter if it’s cake, exercise, or reading. Gluttony is a sin. In fact, it’s one of the seven deadly sins—the vises that make us...
by A. T. Baron | Jan 11, 2019 | Fortune Cookie Friday
When it comes to making a decision, we have a couple of methods to use. We can go with our gut and use instinct. We can be logical, weight our options, and use our head. Lastly, we can follow our hearts to resolve the situation. Our decisions vary in significance from...
by A. T. Baron | Jan 4, 2019 | Fortune Cookie Friday
There are times in our lives that we feel like the world is working against us. We struggle with work, school, or other aspects of life. During these times, we have a choice to make. Do we grovel in our misery or find a way to improve our situation? I recently had to...
