When difficult times surface, will you be prepared? In 1911, two captains embarked on a perilous journey to the South Pole—one led by Robert Falcon Scott and the other by Roald Amundsen. Amundsen’s ...

You may have heard the so-called Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” There’s no evidence the saying comes from China, but it’s memorable and ironic. We are certainly living in ...

Saturday is a Metal Dog Remove Day that brings hard times to an end for four Chinese zodiac signs on October 3, 2026. They ...

Asking how you can help may not be helpful. What should you say to a colleague, employee, or friend who’s going through a difficult time? It can be hard to know the right thing to say, and all too ...

Life can be difficult. Juggling work, family, household chores and trying to make time for leisure. We can easily fall behind, especially when our obligations grow. Sometimes, we can fall behind at ...

Every one of us has bad days. But then we have good days and doing things that we love makes us, at least for a bit, forget our problems. However, once happiness fades, we go back to reality. Well, ...

There are many things you can do to make a tough time easier, but some may be hard to see if you are stuck in a negative thought loop. Here are a few ways to get started. Remember that things may not ...

Every relationship, no matter how healthy and happy, goes through ups and downs. To endure the more difficult phases, each partner must be willing to put in the work and committed to the connection.

Back in the day when I used to run triathlons, I discovered something powerful that helped me get through in the face of physical challenge. It wasn’t just my training but the encouragement from the ...

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