Integrity is one of the most important and oft-cited of virtue terms. It is also perhaps the most puzzling. For example, while it is sometimes used virtually synonymously with

Clothespin Activity by Jason M. Wallin, Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. This activity is to encourage the use of the intrinsic muscles of the hand (the small muscles in the fingers) or the arches of the hand (the muscles that bend the fingers towards the palm or towards the thumb). If you are working on the… Read more »

1. I AM A UNIQUE UNREPEATABLE MIRACLE WOVEN TOGETHER LIKE NO OTHER INDIVIDUAL. 2. EVEN WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR LIVES, REJECTION, ABUSE, BAD GRADES, DIVORCE, WE ARE STILL AN UNREPEATABLE AND UNIQUE MIRACLE. 3. APPROVAL, AFFIRMATIONS, AND ACCEPTANCE, WHILE DESIREABLE, ARE NOT WHAT MAKE ME UNIQUE. 4. I CAN BE SPECIAL AND UNIQUE,… Read more »

“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.” – Theodore Isaac Rubin

Gifts are not just the temporal expressions for various holidays that most often are mere things we exchange. I recently spoke to Tracey Bailey, the National Teacher of the Year, about a wonderful gift he gives his eight children at home. Every week they identify various kinds of problems they feel need to be solved… Read more »

What ever happened to old-fashioned values? It would appear we prefer vengeance, rather than saying thank you. Why is it so hard to be kind to a stranger? Would we not appreciate aid from one, were we in danger? We seem to have lost our decency. When did this occur in our history? We call… Read more »

“A life without purpose is a life left with only the possibilities!” – Gene Bedley

Integrity; How to Get It, How to Keep It by Jim Ca Integrity; How to Get It, How to Keep It by Jim Carroll, addresses many issues of integrity and ethics: Here are a few. How did we get here – what went wrong? Where did the moral compass disappear? An overview of the workplace… Read more »

“The only time you don’t fail is the last time you try anything — and it works.” – William Strong

A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose. Her father, a chef,… Read more »