The Purpose of Life

I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all. –Leo C. Rosten

Do Something!

No one can do EVERYTHING But everyone Can do SOMETHING Are you doing what you can? The world needs everyone to do their share

WORTH SEEING: My Daughter Abrielle

Okay, on Mothers Day I give all the credit to her mom, Anne, for her intelligence, talent and beauty, but I still think of this as a nice Dad’s moment: Daughter Abrielle was selected as the class speaker at her high school graduation. Look out world, another Josephson talker; and, last night, along with her writing partner Catherine, she won …

WORTH READING: Observation of a young mom about her mom

This is a post from my articulate and sensitive niece, Edana Yick,  to her Facebook. Well said, I think.  Have any of you had similar transformations of thought? “Weird that everything that bugged and embarrassed me most about my mom when I was a teenager are the very things I most love, admire and appreciate her for now that I’m …

A Letter from Bogota: What Do You Think About CHARACTER COUNTS! in Colombia?

I am writing this post from Bogota, Colombia. I am halfway through a full week of high-level meetings and various presentations to educators, parents and government officials. What am I talking about? Ethics and character, of course. More specifically, I am sharing my thoughts and the Institute’s strategies and programs dealing with character development, parenting, education reform and the corruption …

Speak softly

Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. – Rumi Nothing constructive ever results from yelling or berating someone. If you want to truly