He was on Broadway, did radio broadcasts, movies and TV. He could sing, dance, tell jokes and act. Bob Hope was everywhere. His comedic genius entertained millions across six decades. Bob Hope lived to be 100 years old. How did this giant of entertainment manage to live so long? Was it his sense of humor? […]
After a particularly hard week, I was exhausted and just felt like going outside to get some fresh air. I started to look up at the night sky and as I stared at the vastness before me, my problems suddenly seemed so small. I was in awe of the sheer endlessness of space and the […]
Today, our society is obsessed with winning. Enormous pressure is put on our youth to go out there and “win”. And if you’re not viewed as a winner, you’re seen as a loser, with no middle ground. This obsession eats away at our subconscious – to the point where each and every day, we evaluate […]
The voice is unmistakable. Nobody sounded like Janis Joplin, and nobody has since. Called the first lady of rock and roll, Janis Joplin was a fighter from the start. As an overweight teenager with acne, she rebelled – choosing to wear men’s shirts. Other students cruelly called her a pig. She had few, if any, […]
She never told her age. It was only when she died in 1966 that the world discovered Elizabeth Arden had lived for 88 years. A woman before her time, this amazing Canadian-born entrepreneur almost single handily launched the modern day cosmetics industry. In the early 1900’s, lipstick was associated with prostitutes. But Arden changed all […]
I was 5 years old learning to ride my bike. We lived in an apartment complex with very little space in which to practice so I would venture out onto the street among cars and pedestrians. I can still hear my mother screaming: “Be careful!” While I was convinced she was looking out for my […]
General Robert E. Lee came very close to changing the course of world history. But it was not so much his talent on the battlefield that earned him universal respect – it was his character. Indeed, General Lee of the U.S. civil war, was the kind of leader we so desperately need today. 1. Leadership […]
He was the Emperor of Rome in the years 161 to 180. While he waged wars, Marcus Aurelius is best remembered for his philosophy on how to live a meaningful life. His advice, over 2,000 years old, is worth contemplating. “Our life is what our thoughts make it. Many of us have rambling thoughts which […]
Most people say I love you and expect the other person to say it back. But that’s the wrong reason to say it. If we truly love someone, we’ll express that love without expecting love in return. Doing a kind deed without waiting for something back is equally rare. It is that rarity which makes […]
He was a drinker, failed as a farmer, went bankrupt and couldn’t get a job. Even when he became President, many critics said Ulysses S Grant was a dud. But for the time he served in the Civil War, Grant was respected and promoted through the ranks – to ultimately defeat Robert E Lee and […]
Cory Galbraith 