It is only during these strange times of holiday cheer that we begin to feel comfortable enough to actively spread love and happiness. Let us maintain this positive momentum for the following 364 days of the year as well. For any time of the year, here are some ideas that I find most important to consider whenever we are giving gifts or doing someone else a favor.

Please take a moment to reflect on your own goals of self-improvement. Ask yourself: “In what ways do these goals benefit the world as a whole?” If you cannot find any reasons – then it may be time to rethink your strategy and mindset.

At first the idea of business and spirituality together may seem contradictory. We are often told that businesses are only driven by the incentive to make more money, while spirituality entails abandoning this attachment to material wealth. With this attitude hanging over our heads how can a spiritual person ever expect to become a successful businessman?

By not forgiving others we are simultaneously denying ourselves forgiveness for our own mistakes. This hypocrisy can eat away at our spirit, cripple our ability to do good, and leave us feeling down and empty. Therefore it is important to address these feelings and find reconciliation.

“It’s hard to always show compassion — even to the people we love, but Robert Thurman asks that we develop compassion for our enemies. He prescribes a seven-step meditation exercise to extend compassion beyond our inner circle.”

Mises was the twentieth century’s foremost economist, and one of its most important champions of Liberty. Here is a film that does justice to this extraordinary man, and to his equally extraordinary ideas.

How can we help those who are addicted to smoking cigarettes? To what extent do we have the right to intervene on the personal habits of others?

How does the concept of God drive individuals to do both good and bad things?

The former APA President Stephen Sharfstein says psychiatrists have “allowed the biopsychosocial model to become the bio-bio-bio model.”

Interesting and inspiring ideas about vegetarianism and its benefits to humanity and nature as a whole.

What do the teaching of Buddhism have to say about the act of taking one’s own life?