We lived on the banks of the Tennessee River, and we owned the summers when we were girls. We ran wild through humid（潮湿的） summer days that never ended...
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered...
Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life's goodness can at times be overshadowed（使...
When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it...
I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One...
Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other―it doesn’t matter who it is―and that...
"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something good will ha...
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled ...
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right....
A short walk from my house in Hampshire, on a hill overlooking the heathland（石南灌丛） , is a plaque marking the spot where Richard Pryce Jones deliberate...