Living life in separate compartments can lead to internal conflict and exhausting tension.

When our hearts turn to our ancestors, something changes inside us. We feel part of something greater than ourselves. Our inborn yearnings for family connections are fulfilled when we are linked to our ancestors.

When priorities are proper, the power to endure is increased. And when internalized, those priorities will help keep you from "going overboard."

When we love somebody, we show it by doing something nice. So learn to serve: find a need and fulfill a need. Surprise people with a good deed they hadn't planned on. We have that opportunity at home, at school, and at church.

Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite . . . and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.

Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.

There is no conflict between science and religion. Conflict only arises from an incomplete knowledge of either science or religion, or both.