Jim Davidson

After I read the following article that I’m about to share with you, I was reminded of the words of Satchel Paige: “Don’t look back, something may be gaining on

William Smith, the father of English geology, once said, “Language is the memory of the human race.” In recent times, progress and advancement in education have altered the course of

“I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces.” ~ Étienne de La Boétie, “On Voluntary Servitude,” Anno Domini 1552 From time to time people ask me what might work well as far as making a better future for themselves and their descendants. Oftentimes these conversations take place in the context of talk of politics. It is not possible to fix the … Continue reading →

Someone has said, “The person who does not stand for something will fall for anything,” and I certainly believe this is true. If there is one thing in this life

Since the beginning of recorded history, the family has always been one of the essential building blocks in the success of an empire or a nation. The late William Thayer expressed it this way: “If well ordered, they are the springs from which go forth the streams of national greatness and prosperity, of civil order and public happiness.” As leaders in the homes of America, our decisions will often affect our family for years to come.

We hear a great deal these days about the “secrets of success.” In reality this is simply a marketing gimmick used to sell many of the success programs produced today. True success can be summed up by these words of former President Harry S. Truman: “I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy, enthusiasm and hard work.” As a starting point, you show me someone who is lazy, and I'll show you a failure.

People cannot do their best when they are deeply discouraged. Each of us should spend some time and learn what causes discouragement and what steps we can take to avoid or overcome it – that is, if we want to achieve outstanding success.

When our forefathers were establishing this nation, they never intended we should all be equal. Rather, their goal was for every individual to have equal opportunity. This simple philosophy or

In Australia, the Aborigines perform an ancient custom of beating the ground with clubs and uttering wild and terrifying sounds. According to anthropologists, this is a manifestation of primitive self-expression.

A new biography of Jan Morris, the travel writer who became a trans woman I first came across James Morris about sixty years ago, when he was still primarily a journalist.