“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily.” ~Zig Ziglar
So we were lying on our backs on the grass in the park next to our hamburger wrappers, my 14-year-old son and I, watching the clouds loiter overhead, when he asked me, “Dad, why are we [...]

 “For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations — [...]

“Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” ~Rabbinical Saying
Children of Heaven, an Iranian movie directed by the Majid Majidi, has been an award-winner at many film festivals. It’s also the first Iranian movie to have been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category. It’s [...]