“Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it’s not out there is that it’s inside us.” Sonja Lyubomirsky Recently I was sitting patiently in a hospital waiting room when an elderly man with gray hair flowing past his ears, happily walked by. I looked at his blissful face then noticed his blue baseball cap with large white letters declaring: Pearly Gates “Pearly gates” is a traditional Christian expression referring to the entrance to Heaven. White is a symbol

“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight—it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States. Challenges teach us about ourselves and life. As our circumstances change, we change, our challenges are always changing. When I was a kid growing up in New York City, I had freedom of movement, I had a bicycle to explore different neighborhoods. Then one day, our family moved to San Diego, my whole life was turned