We are often totally unaware of where the words we use come from — even, or especially, words we use all the time. The prime examples of this are dead metaphors. Before the horrors of the Marne and ...

All of us sooner or later face life’s hard spots, from death of a loved one to job loss or physical/mental challenges. Sometimes, it helps to read how others have ...

Can a single word change your life for the better? The answer is yes. I know, because it’s worked for me many times. For the past seven years, I’ve begun the new year by picking a word to inspire and ...

One may find it difficult to believe that the youthful-looking man across the table has entered his seventh decade. His smile gently flexes faint wrinkles at the corners of his eyes beneath greyish ...