I wonder if these women would be willing to consider naming their sons peaceful names? I know this is a stretch but see if you can follow reasoning.

As a metaphysician, I know that nothing is a coincidence. Many of most popular boys’ names through ages are derived from Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Teutonic (German) words for weapons, helmets and other military appartus, or they are names of famous warriors or epithets for them such as “great protector” or “stalwart guardian”. I wonder if we are ready to change our expectations about boys and encourage a more gentle and peaceful nature in them instead by naming them names that come from words for oak tree (Orick), for example, or wide meadow (Bradley).

The fact that we don’t know what these names mean when we pick them doesn’t change their meanings. We are sure of this in spiritual metaphysics. Nothing is “not known” to subconscious mind. These names are in collective unconscious of every person who comes from Judaeo-Christian tradition.

Let’s take my family for example. The boys are named Marshal and Chester. A marshall is someone like a sheriff. Chester comes from Latin word for military camp. The father’s name is Neal and that means champion.

Now, I know that when we are naming our sons, we don’t stop to think about these things but perhaps we should. There is magic in names. In Bible, Adam named all animals and that was magic. In primitive cultures, you never give your real name to someone because then they would have power over you. If you don't believe this, wait til next time someone uses your name. See what a difference it males. Names are powerful and It is as if you really did know meaning of name when you chose it. Of course, then, in some way, it will suit boy and man.

What if we did it other way around though? Instead of being under power of subconscious, we could use magic to create what we consciously desire.

What if we looked up meanings of names and chose ones that had qualities we consciously want for our sons? What if we eliminated all names like Lance and Dirk and Helmut and instead chose names like Farid, Lufti, Kevin and Kelleher which mean "one-of-a-kind", "gentle", "handsome" and "loving husband" respectively in Arabic, English and Celt?

“It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” -Epictetus, 1st Century Greek Philosopher

Courage is daring to be… Brave. Enterprising. Bold. In your business or personal life, how often do you question your thoughts, your actions, or your motives? When you don’t exercise ability to always test yourself, you may lose not only your confidence, but more importantly, you lose ability to focus, to know yourself, your friends, and your customers.

When faced with decisions and challenges, asking yourself questions every day, every hour, every moment gives you courage to discover what is important to you and what a particular situation means to you, and what result or solution you’d like to accomplish.

Not many people experience life way they want it to be. If things don’t work out way you want, don’t find someone else to blame. Know what goals you want, then question your actions in reaching them. Compare your answers to what others may wish for you. After all, having a successful business or a life of contentment, requires you to know yourself and goals that are best for you.

Courage is getting in habit of looking inward and going with your highest feeling of what’s true and what feels right for you. Apply this inner evaluation in your business and in your personal life. This is important if you wish to grow and stay successful. It works!

Have courage to be curious (not nosy!). A quest for knowledge about life and people you interact with is good. Look for answers to whatever you plan to do. This keeps you thoughtful. Keep a journal if it helps. Over time, you can look back and discover results of your actions (or reactions) to certain problems. Then when faced with future or similar problems, you’ll have a ready solution.