Author, researcher and former Harvard professor, Shawn Achor has researched what makes people happy for years. What he learned is that happiness is a choice and can be learned. He teaches steps people can take to increase happiness. In his book, Before Happiness, he says: Before we can be happy...

"In every moment something sacred is at stake."     - Rabbi Abraham HeschelRabbi Heschel was a great friend of the Reverend Martin Luther King and he marched with him at Selma. In this quote, he emphasizes the power we each have within us to step up, make a difference,...

If we want to become a better person, we first have to be willing to change. Here are eleven steps we can take to grow into the person we always have wanted to be. Be more self aware... Set goals... Find a role model... Exercise compassion... Learn to love yourself......