Are you happy in your career? Are you doing work that matters? No? Well, I’ve been in your shoes. I used to feel trapped in the daily grind, conforming to what I thought society expected of me. Perhaps you’re curious why I assert happiness is something you create? We often look for happiness in theContinue reading “The Three Laws of Happiness”
Author Archives: Marc Casciani
Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 33 – Andrew DiDonato
Ordinary People. Extraordinary Conversations. If “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” and “The Parable of the Good Samaritan” collided at an intersection, then the Neighborly Love podcast would be the result. It features casual conversations over coffee in a “virtual coffee shop” that lean into the power of empathy. It’s about feeling heard, valued, and understood.Continue reading “Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 33 – Andrew DiDonato”
Who’s In Your Boat?
When someone else’s decision turns your life upside down, can you proceed with a calmness about you? When someone else’s mistake puts you in a difficult situation, do you gracefully handle the situation? When you feel like you’re losing everything, are you able to optimistically believe that good will result from the bad? If you’veContinue reading “Who’s In Your Boat?”
Envy vs. Gratitude
We’re always comparing. There are daily battles in our minds over stuff we want versus stuff we have. Things that others possess, but we don’t. The greater success someone else has that should be ours. On one side is envy. The other gratitude. What wins your battles? You’re in control. What determines the outcomes isContinue reading “Envy vs. Gratitude”
Our Job in Life
One of my favorite quotes from Mister Rogers is: As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has – or ever will have – something inside that is unique to allContinue reading “Our Job in Life”
You Have Kept a Record of My Tears
If you want to be free to live the life you were meant to live, the meaningful life you were created to fulfill, then you have to learn to relinquish the right to get even. It’s natural to want to seek revenge, but unlike animals, humans were given a unique ability, freewill. We can choose to doContinue reading “You Have Kept a Record of My Tears”
America the Beautiful
I had the pleasure of taking a road trip across 7 states this weekend: CO, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, and PA. I had never done anything like that before. It was humbling. It was awe-inspiring. It was beautiful. As I stopped from time to time, and encountered people of all walks of life inContinue reading “America the Beautiful”
Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 32 – Craig Polard
Ordinary People. Extraordinary Conversations. If “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” and “The Parable of the Good Samaritan” collided at an intersection, then the Neighborly Love podcast would be the result. It features casual conversations over coffee in a “virtual coffee shop” that lean into the power of empathy. It’s about feeling heard, valued, and understood.Continue reading “Neighborly Love Podcast, Episode 32 – Craig Polard”
The Comparison Weed
The day I stopped caring to compare myself to others is a day I do not distinctly remember. However, I do remember wanting to stop because all comparing did was make me feel unhappy. That unhappiness either triggered depression or workaholism to earn more money to buy more stuff. Neither state was healthy for myContinue reading “The Comparison Weed”
The Ultimate Compliment
My daughter is playing in a volleyball tournament this weekend. A mom of a teammate signaled to me to approach them. It seemed like they wanted to tell me something. When I got within earshot, she said, “You guys (my wife and I) have done a wonderful job with Jarah. The way she speaks toContinue reading “The Ultimate Compliment”