Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Westend61 / Westend61 via Getty Images Everything happens for a reason — it's a phrase we often hear when things don't go our way ...

In the words of a better columnist than me: We’ve arrived, inevitably, at the end of things. Unlike her, I can’t make my last Heights column a bohemian masterwork of creative self-reflection. But I ...

Why do people say, “Everything happens for a reason”? Much of the time it is for reassurance. In the wake of a seemingly random event (usually a bad event), it offers a measure of comfort to believe ...

Last week, I entered my Mastering Decision Making class drenched in rain and spilled coffee — holding an umbrella, coffee tumbler, breakfast and my USC ID requires more acrobatics than I would have ...

“Everything happens for a reason” — how often have you heard this phrase in the face of a tragedy, a heartbreak, a loss, or even an inconvenience? While this saying comforts many, the Bhagavad Gita ...

Four times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; Steve ...

Everything happens for a reason — it's a phrase we often hear when things don't go our way and is intended to give us hope that our dreams and goals still exist, despite some setbacks. For folks who ...

Among the standard replies to remarkable synchronicities is the statement, “Everything happens for a reason.” In its common usage, it appears to be almost equivalent to “it’s all good.” The “reason” ...