About
LIVING with GOODNESS
We believe that our lives are
God-given and that God’s
Spirit lives in each of us.
We didn’t earn it nor even deserve it,
but the Spirit of Goodness will guide us
if we take note of the feelings it provides.
We believe that our purpose
for being here is to help
others in some special way.
Life is not about what we achieve for ourselves,
but rather the extent to which we
use our life to help others.
We believe that our success in
achieving our purpose is dependent
on the choices we make.
Our choices define
the effectiveness of our life and
what we ultimately achieve.
Our Basic Beliefs
Our Emphasis On Choices
While we believe that there is goodness in everyone, yes everyone, its impact on one’s life and the lives of others is dependent on the choices we make. With good choices, we provide a path for that goodness to find its way into the world and help others in special ways. With poor or bad choices, we, in effect, dampen our flame of goodness and in some instances extinguish it completely.
Making good choices, especially with today's tech-delivered influences, is our single biggest challenge. We tend to overlook how important and powerful our choices really are. But, our choices determine the effectiveness of our lives, what we ultimately achieve and the level of goodness our lives impart.
Why We Developed
LIVING with GOODNESS
On Goodness and its importance in Our Lives.
To encourage people not to waste their life hating and being against things, but to use their life in positive ways to help others and to make the world a little better because they lived in it.
On Goodness and its importance in Our Lives.
To share our belief that God’s Spirit of Goodness lives in each and every one of us and counts on “partnering” with you and me to carry out God's work in this world.
On Goodness and its importance in Our Lives.
To motivate our readers to stop and think about the importance of their choices and the fact that our choices ultimately define our lives and what we achieve.
Who Can Benefit?
INDIVIDUALS
People who would like to step away from the fray,
focus on the amount of goodness coming from their daily life, and
determine if some self-improvement is needed.
PARENTS TEACHING CHILDREN
Mothers and fathers who would like to have a resource
to help their children understand goodness, its fundamental importance, and
how it can help their child have a more meaningful life experience.
Our Development Team
Michael Nelson
Michael worked for IBM right out of college and went on to a career in technology financing and banking. After retiring, Michael wrote his first book titled Good Choices Good Life. The objective of the book was to help its readers value the importance of the choices we make in life. Wanting to reach more people in this internet age, the book was followed by the start of an online educational nonprofit under the same name. In 2018 Michael’s second book, Living by Choice, was published and is reflected in several of the lessons on this site. Michael and his wife, Betty, have two grown children, both with MBA’s and very successful in their own right, and three up-and-coming grandchildren who seem to be making some good choices of their own.
Chris Pepple
Chris is a mother, award-winning author, writer, and editor. She has been a writer for Southern Writers Magazine for many years and has been a guest writer for several national publications as well. As a published author, her works include Write Away (2020), Finding Me (2020), Looking, Seeing (2018), Without a Voice (2017), Two Frontiers (2016), Writing Your Faith Journey (2016), and Look to See Me: A Collection of Reflections (2006). Chris has a B.A. in English from the University of Memphis and her Master of Divinity, Theology and Liturgy from Emory University. She speaks to diverse groups on a variety of topics including how to find your own creative voice, and to churches and nonprofit organizations on a variety of motivational and spiritual topics.
John Riddle
Developer of the Careers with Character series
Founder of the I Love to Write program/20,000+ schools participate
Speaker at both secular and Christian conferences
Jane Schneider
Former Editor of Memphis Parent magazine
Over 25 years experience in media and communications
Adjunct professor at the University of Memphis
Jacqueline Jones
Graduated with honors from the
Baptist College of Health Sciences
Brings a young person's perspective to our lessons/content
Her plans include a Masters Degree and a nonprofit living assistance project.