Several years ago the sociology department of Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Several factors were found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability, they are:

Eric Graham knows all too well that when kids go online for the first time, the freedom of the cyberworld can seem intoxicating. When he got on the Net four years ago, “it was the first time I was given complete power over something – I could do whatever I wanted, and there was no… Read more »

Parent TV council study proves without a doubt that prime time TV is going down a moral sewer! Among the PTC’s findings: — Sexual content, coarse language, and violence combined nearly tripled from ’89 to ’99. — On a per-hour basis, sexual material was more than three times as frequent in ’99 as it was… Read more »

It is never too early to begin talking with our young people about personal values and helping them define and develop their own code of moral conduct. As society’s moral guidelines become increasingly more ambiguous, it is essential that we all have our basic code of ethics well crystallized in our own minds. Just as… Read more »

1. Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play and you will finally be able to move forward toward the life that God intended for you…with grace, strength, courage and confidence. 2…. Read more »

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. – John Holmes

When Gene Bedley retired as principal of El Camino Real School in 1995, the award-winning educator looked forward to spending more time with his five grandchildren. “I really wasn’t about to get into another career,” he said, sitting in the well-appointed living room of the Rancho Santa Margarita house that he and his wife, Sally,… Read more »

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier ‘n puttin’ it back in. If you’re ridin’ ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there. If you get to… Read more »

Aesop’s Fables The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein Stevie, by John Steptoe Elementary-school child The Little Prince By Antoine de Saint Exup

Activity That Tells About You Invite the participants in your class to complete the following sentence- People Are… Ask them to do it 3 times by filling in a word that completes the phrase.. After they are finished ask them not to share this with anyone because what they put down is who they are…. Read more »