What is this feeling? You have thought about your dream job forever… worked your way up. You’ve gone through an interview or two and feel like you are close enough to reach out and grab that brass ring.  But as you approach the third and final interview, doubt enters your mind. Do you really want […]

“Your imagination… is mostly an accidental dance between collected memory and influence… a construction that awaits spiritual ignition.” Two years before she fused her childhood impression of a mechanical loom with her devotedly honed gift for mathematics to compose the world’s first computer program in a 65-page footnote, Ada Lovelace postulated in a letter that […]

As you go through life, you’ll meet a lot of different people. Talking with others can help you grow as a person. Equipping yourself with an arsenal of random questions to ask people is a great way to spark interesting and enlightening conversations. They can also help you with personal and professional success. What is […]

People can be toxic. In fact, research shows that 80 percent of Americans have been emotionally hurt – whether at work, school or home.  It can be a friend dragging you down or that jerk you can’t avoid at work. It could also be a close family member who thinks having blood ties justifies lousy behavior. Whoever it […]

It can be highly beneficial to your health to consume CBD. There have been several studies showing CBD is effective in helping with various health problems such as anxiety and stress. In some cases, CBD is even helpful for treating epilepsy.  As time goes on, the stigma of CBD due to its association with marijuana is also […]

“Whosoever… is overrun with solitariness, or carried away with pleasing melancholy and vain conceits… or crucified with worldly care, I can prescribe him no better remedy than… to compose himself to the learning of some art or science.” Epochs before modern neuroscience came to locate the crucible of consciousness in the body, centuries before William […]

Most of us learned about World War II through the pages of Anne Frank’s diary. The 15-year-old German-Dutch girl was of Jewish descent, which means that in 1940s Europe she and her family were being persecuted by the Nazis. The family moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands when Adolf Hilter took power in Germany in 1934. In […]

I love self-reflection. Sometimes I go on long walks in the early morning or late evening when few people are around so I can be in my own head. Doing so enables me to “think out loud” while feeling at one with nature. At home, I often play flute-based meditative music to help me start thinking about […]

Before we start to look at philosophy in any way, I just want to put it out in the open that philosophy is complicated. If it weren’t, this search for answers to questions that people have been asking since the B.C. years wouldn’t still be going on. Someone would have found the answer to these […]

Are you trying to bring teens together in a positive way? Maybe you’re an educator, a youth leader, a mentor for teens, or a parent. If so, you understand that providing teens with positive interactions is vital.  If you haven’t already considered teamwork exercises for teens, you should. Teamwork is necessary for healthy relationships. In […]