Humor can be a 2 edged sword. It can help lighten a situation, it can help make a point.Humor can also be used cruelly, to make unhealthy light of a serious subject such as other peoples suffering or even as an excuse to act badly and cause suffering. In ...

Here in England. Horse Racing is big business. Our own Queen is a big fan of the sport. However, does the average person know just what goes on in this sport? For instance the equine death rate is unacceptable and the use of the whip on the animal is fai...

If we agree that there are eternal mathematical truths then the question arises how many are there..the answer will be either some finite number or infinite.A sum such as 1+1=2 is an eternal truth and there are an infinite number of such sums.If you study...

Beliefs are somewhat hierarchical in that slight errors in very abstract concepts can be the crooked foundation for more concrete everyday beliefs.Although most people like to think they are rational there are often personal blind spots and inner biases.I...

5 Keys to Self-Empowerment In this post we will discuss five fundamental keys for achieving greater self-empowerment.  Essential to this list are the 7 Virtues for Success and Happiness.  These include courage, moderation, wisdom, diligence, humanity, tra...

Courage is one of the most fundamental virtues for developing in our inner life, as it allows us to live fully and accomplish our purposes in the world.  Courage is what enables us to move through our fears and achieve our aims with determination. Without...

Wonder is a keenness of perception so acute that we forget our subjectivity, when we are so totally occupied by an object of perception that it seems to overflow its bounds. It differs from curiosity not in the magnitude of its object but in temporary dis...

For several years now, I've started my day by hitting the "random virtue" button on this website and, after a frighteningly large cup of instant coffee, taking a walk round the grounds of the old reformatory in the mountains by my home here in the Basque ...