“I’m bored,” my seven-year-old barked at me, as I flipped eggs one sunny Saturday. I stomped in from the kitchen and pointed the spatula. ”You are never to say that again. You have a room full of toys and books and a park nearby and a pool. Figure it out.” Photo by Julie Kahn Are my exquisite sons stricken with a sense of entitlement? I grew up with a single school-teacher mom. We lived modestly, yet I always had a bike and a baseball team. I even went to sleep-away camp. Sti

“Everyone has two lives. The second one begins when you realize you have only one.”     Steven Sotloff. She Gets It. I wish everyone looked at my art like this. If you are not amazed at something right now, you’re either not paying attention or you’re a fool. When you turn on the faucet, if water comes out, be dazzled. If it is drinkable, be awestruck. Much of the world would give anything for such basics. And yet, each day, all day, we walk oblivious to our good fortune. And

Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. G.B. Stern. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward. If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. Frank A. Clark. Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude. Confucius. Gratitude preserves old friendships, and procures new. Anonymous. God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to s