Never lose hope or think it’s too late for you. God is on your side and wants to make all things new.

Self-pity is an insidious emotion that sabotages happiness and undermines wise decision-making. Fortunately, there is a powerful remedy.

Staying positive requires more than hot air. It takes lots of practice to guard against negativity and to feed your mind with uplifting and life-enhancing thoughts.

Never lose hope, no matter how dark life may seem. As Pope Benedict XVI said: ‘.. the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life.’

Patient people tend to be more cooperative, empathic and forgiving. Not only do they make life better for others, but they, too, are less lonely and make better friends.