DON'T EVER GIVE UP
To Kill A Mocking Bird By Bran Wambugu When asked what fictional character I relate to, who has influenced and inspired me, I immediately turn to Atticus Finch from the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Finch was a prominent citizen and lawyer in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. In a time of racism, […]
2022-09-10 People think they should talk less to be liked, but new research suggests you should speak up in conversations with strangers Purposely holding your tongue when you meet someone new likely won’t help make a good impression. JackF/iStock via Getty Images Plus Quinn Hirschi, University of Chicago The Research Brief is a short take about […]
2022-09-02 Quotes of Dad By Arthur Gevarnick Chapter 10 Quotes of Dad Dad was born in 1933, in Pittsburgh, the surviving twin of a single parent, his twin having died at birth, making him a survivor right from the start. His mother had left Canada to escape the shame of […]
Broken Hearts-A Way of Living! By Claudia Evelina Budu, Phd Here I am, stunned, frightened, saying nothing, just praying… I am praying for the sunny days with few clouds in the sky along with a near calm ocean somewhere in the middle of this Earth! I wonder who are we and […]
Pledge for Unconditional Love for All Humans By Claudia Evelina Budu, Phd I found out, in the hardest way possibly, that we as spiritual beings, have ties on our Earth for generations and generations… Have you ever found a certain place, that looks familiar to you even though you know for […]
2022-08-24 Yoga versus democracy? What survey data says about spiritual Americans’ political behavior Evan Stewart, UMass Boston and Jaime Kucinskas, Hamilton College As the United States gets less religious, is it also getting more selfish? Historically, religious Americans have been civically engaged. Through churches and other faith-based organizations, congregants volunteer, engage in local and national civic […]
2022-07-13 What makes people willing to risk their lives to save others? Heroic actions are often intuitive – even impulsive – rather than a product of thoughtful deliberation. MHU/Getty Images Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College After an 18-year-old shooter murdered 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, distraught parents directed their rage at […]
EXCLUSIVE FRIENDSHIPS. An excellent and gentle man of my acquaintance has said, “When fifty-one per cent of the voters believe in cooeperation as opposed to competition, the Ideal Commonwealth will cease to be a theory and become a fact.” That men should work together for the good of all is very beautiful, and […]
2022-07-11 How to deal with work stress — and actually recover from burnout Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance By Chris Woolston There’s job stress, and then there’s the crushing pressure paramedics went through during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The […]
How to Make an Impact Through Volunteering and Civic Engagement (StatePoint) If you’re like many people right now, you’re feeling a particular sense of urgency to roll up your sleeves and be a force for good. “When we face difficult times, as we have during the pandemic and now with the war […]