By Henrylito D. Tacio The old carpenter had built houses all his life. His hands were rough from decades of lifting lumber, driving nails, and smoothing wood. When
By Henrylito D. Tacio For so many years, Tahereh Mafi lived in terror—not of the world, not of other people, but of herself. “Doubt had married my fear
By Henrylito D. Tacio On a quiet afternoon in the foothills of Sinai, a shepherd stood alone with his thoughts. The desert wind brushed against his face as
By Henrylito D. Tacio “Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.”—Robert Strauss Success is
By Henrylito D. Tacio “Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven’t said to that someone.”—Iyanla
By Henrylito D. Tacio “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”—Aesop *** A couple of years ago, a group of salesmen attended a national
By Henrylito D. Tacio “Flatter me, and I may not believe you,” William Arthur once wrote. “Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I
By Henrylito D. Tacio “Worrying is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.” — Erma Bombeck *** Once, a
By Henrylito D. Tacio “The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of
By Henrylito D. Tacio Once, there was a king who promised a reward to the artist who could create the finest depiction of peace. Numerous artists attempted this
