2026 Award Ceremony

15 June, 2025 — Congratulations to all the 2026 winners!
2026 Competition Announcement

28 Nov, 2025 — The 2026 Laws of Life Essay Competition dates and requirements are now available. The portal for submissions will open on Friday, November 28th, 2025. Essays are due on Friday, February 13, 2026. Visit the “Requirements” page for more details regarding essay rules and the list of topics by division. Submission instructions […]
2025 Award Ceremony

16 June, 2025 — Congratulations to all the 2025 winners!
2025 Competition Announcement

29 Nov, 2024 — The 2025 Laws of Life Essay & Video Competition dates and requirements are now available. Essays are due on Friday, February 7, 2025. Visit the “Requirements” page for more details regarding essay rules and the list of topics by division. Submission instructions can be found on the “Submit Your Essay” page. […]
2024 Award Ceremony

10 June, 2024 — Congratulations to all the 2024 winners!
“What we focus on expands”
When we focus on a particular thought, our mind often immediately responds by calling up similar thoughts. Positive and loving thoughts and feelings spark a whole range of thoughts and feelings that can lift our spirits. If, on the other hand, we concentrate on negative thoughts and fearful emotions, we may conjure up an ever-greater […]
“Thoughts held in mind produce after their kind”
Twenty years ago, comedian Flip Wilson made famous the phrase, “What you see is what you get.” While this is a common belief, it would perhaps be more accurate to say, “What you think is what you get!” Thoughts, like seeds, sprout and blossom according to their variety, and the thoughts you cultivate create your […]
“Thoughts can crystallize into habit, and habit solidifies into circumstance “
A gentleman we can call Mr. Smith was the richest man in the small town in Tennessee where he had lived all of his life. He was not rich in money. He and his wife lived comfortably but carefully on social security and a small pension check. The wealth Mr. Smith enjoyed was quite different […]
“When you rule your mind, you rule your world”
Great teachers down through the ages have described the importance of our mind and of being master over our thoughts. Buddha said, “The mind is everything; what you think, you become.” Ramakrishna, the beloved Indian mystic put it this way: “By the mind one is bound, by the mind one is freed. . . . […]
“Beautiful thoughts build a beautiful soul”
Have you ever thought of beauty as a necessity in your life? Beauty isn’t only pleasant to the eye, but it is an essence that helps us to live more productive and happy lives. When we are receptive to seeing and feeling the beauty around us, we become more attuned to the creative Presence of […]