Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made.
When you're dealing with an ambivalent relationship, you're constantly on guard, grappling with questions of trust.
Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?
Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.
The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.
People tend to have one of three 'styles' of interaction. There are takers, who are always trying to serve themselves; matchers, who are always trying to get equal benefit for themselves and others; and givers, who are always trying to help people.
Procrastinate strategically. . . Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.
My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.
Basically I see that song as a bunch of images which I threw together to represent the fact that I was seeing one girl and then I started seeing another, and it was just the guilt in between those two periods. The ballads I've written since have been about things that really hurt me.
Everybody should be able to choose according to his own values and history, within a European civilization that we all belong to.
Do you want to feel insecure? Count the number of Christmas cards you sent out, and then count those you received.