Christopher R. Edgar's Articles in Empowerment

  • Five Reasons To Be Grateful For "Difficult People" In Your Life
    Much has been said about how being grateful for what we have, and our life experiences, can empower us. In this article, I suggest that it's particularly important to be thankful for the people with whom we've come into conflict in our lives, and offer some reasons to appreciate those people's presence.
  • What's So Special About You?
    At some point in our lives, we've all felt the desire to be "special"--to stand out from others--in the hope of winning praise and recognition. If we design our lives with this goal in mind, however, we're likely to end up unhappy. Whatever we accomplish, we'll never be more than human beings, and accepting this is key to finding peace in our lives. Choosing a career and lifestyle based on what we actually want, rather than a need to be unique, is more likely to bring us happiness.