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Tag: life lessons

The One Year Rule

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 ~ cafebedouin

If you want your life to change, wait a year. It'll change. Of course, it may not be for the better. A study in 2008 found that happiness tends to follow a U-shaped curve, where the lowest level of happiness occurs somewhere around age 46. Yet, there are confounding factors. A death of a spouse, … Continue reading The One Year Rule

What Does It Mean To Be Amish?

December 17, 2018December 9, 2020 ~ cafebedouin ~ 1 Comment

There were a group of tourists in a bus in Amish country. Getting off the bus, they saw an old Amish man standing nearby. One of the tourists asked the old Amish man, "What does it mean to be Amish?" The old Amish man, who we'll call Amos, started talking about Jesus, and before too … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Be Amish?

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