How do you find inspiration? When you want to solve a puzzling problem, tackle a new project, or write a new blog post, what do you do to find ideas? These three powerful yet simple techniques always work for..

We hear a lot about community these days, but do we really know what “community” is and how community building happens?  I thought I did until I read Scott Peck’s book, The Different Drum.  In this wonderful..

I don’t think we ever outgrow the warm-feeling response we get when someone says they are proud of us. Pride, though, is something that’s supposed to come from the inside. We’re supposed to be proud of ourselves!..

“I’m not insecure, am I?” Ritchie Cunningham on the TV show Happy Days That line from Happy Days strikes me so funny. The answer is self-evident – that’s what makes it funny. Or maybe I find it..

Our Guest Author today is Ashvini Kumar! You’ve seen him here at LFI commenting under the profile name “Blogaks”. I did my engineering degree at a beautiful university, known as Banaras Hindu University , situated at the..

“They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?” ~ Princess Diana We had a great Google+ Hangout the other day..

Today we welcome Alessandra Macaluso as our guest author!  Read her thought-provoking article below! Take it away Alessandra! “Look.” I stood in my backyard, pointing at the ground. While lifting old rocks to make a walkway, we..

“If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secret of getting along — whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.” Bernard Meltzer Have you ever been in a..

“Childhood smells of perfume and brownies.” ~David Leavitt There is one small patch of flowers in our back yard that I go outside to visit at least a once a day. I take a heavenly breath of..