Humans tend to build walls when they should be opening doors.

Sometimes, I think we're afraid to admit we want certain things. Especially things that contradict the image we have of ourselves.

Readers have actually changed the way I've done things, changed the course of my career even, about four or five times. Just from reader feedback.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

I've always been a creative speller and never achieved good grades in school. I graduated from high school but didn't have the opportunity to attend college, so I did what young women my age did at the time - I married.

Here's where the real power of generosity comes in. Often, the more we give, the more we receive.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.