Lightward BoundAccording to Harvard Medical School:“Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.”https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/giving-thanks-can-make-you-happier For me, personally, gratitude does seem to give me a better outlook on life. Despite our circumstances, there is much to be […]
For the month of January 2022, I chose the theme of “truth, honor, and integrity.” To me, this topic relates to light because when people are trustworthy and honorable, it is uplifting to those who depend on them. Honor and integrity give people a sense of confidence about their interactions with those who live out […]
As 2021 comes to a close, I want to give an update on what’s been happening with Lightward Bound. I feel it has been a good year, with some valuable progress in a few areas, but there’s much more to come, in time. The most significant outward accomplishment for Lightward Bound has been weekly social […]
Why do children do the things they do? Parents often wonder such things when they observe something unusual from their children. Because of people trying to understand the behavior of children, the “nature” vs. “nurture” question has been with us for a long time. Could all of a child’s characteristics be in-born and unchangeable? Or […]
Every child generally has someone who acts in a parental capacity. But beyond parents, many people have some influence in the lives of other people’s children. If we have any connection with children, we should make it a priority to be a light in their lives, not a dark spot. Being a light in the […]
I’m sure that most of us have experienced someone ridiculing us or putting us down for limitations or characteristics that we didn’t have control over. Maybe it was about wearing glasses or being a little overweight or some other thing like that. Children and youth often do such things to each other. And that’s bad […]
I have had a pretty fair amount of experience with children. Of course, as with everyone else, I was a child once, so I have some vague memories of my own perspective as a child. I also took part in raising five children, which spanned about 25 years. That has given me some perspective on […]
In my experience, it can become easy to say “I love you” to a loved one without giving it a lot of thought. And when the other person says it first, we can feel it as an obligation to say it back. But if we love someone and if we want our words to really […]
“I’m right! Don’t question me!”Pride like what we find in that quote can be manifested in many ways. Pride involves a feeling of superiority, a sense that in some way we are better or deserve more than the typical person. I looked online for a good definition of pride. The one I liked most from […]
Do the people who are close in your life know how much you love them? Do you tell them you love them? If you do, is that really enough? We can say words all day, but if our actions don’t speak love, is our love significant? Is it even real? When we speak of someone […]