Shops are bursting with toys, mince pies are on the menu and radios are blasting out Christmas tunes – so it’s time for another festive favorite: lying to children. Millions of parents convince their kids Santa is real – but this lie may be damaging, according to experts. They also suggest parents may not be motivated by purely creating magic … Read more

Good parenting used to be seen as a process of imparting self-control and social values to one's children; now it's viewed as a meaningful human relationship. Women used to be expected to stay home and raise their children; now they are regarded as entitled to pursue any career or lifestyle they desire. And sex used to be about procreation, but … Read more

Worry is a curse. And yet, "don't worry" is possibly the worst advice ever. Talk about easier said than done (or not done). Anyone who has ever gone on a dietknows just how exhausting it can be to not eat something. Anyone who is in recovery from substance abuse knows how exhausting it can be to not take something. Anyone … Read more

There will be times when you need to purchase a crystal, and given the great abundance of healing stones now available, it can be useful to have a system for choosing your crystals. You do not need to know the exact properties of every stone in order to buy one, although this may help. Below is a list of possible ways … Read more

I am not weak that I need God to make me strong. If I need a God to make me strong then I need something from outside of me to believe in, like a crutch - this is a false god because it can only exist as long as you are weak, The true god is an essence and it … Read more

According to an old Sufi story, one day some of the children of Israel went up to Moses and said, “You talk to God. Please tell him that we want to invite him to dinner.” Moses became extremely angry. He said that God does not eat or come to dinner. But the next time Moses went up to Mt. Sinai, … Read more

Memo from your child Dear Mum and Dad, Don’t spoil me. I know quite well that I shouldn’t have all that I ask for. I’m only testing you. Don’t correct me in front of people if you can help it. I’ll take more notice if you talk quietly with me in private. Don’t ridicule me or imply that my inappropriate … Read more

A fox was stealthily crossing a field. But alas, he got trapped. He tried hard to come out of the trap. At last he made it. But his tail got cut off. He was ashamed of his loss. Back in the Jungle a few of his friends saw him without his tail and asked "What happened?" The fox did not … Read more