On my last visit to the United States, I noticed the advertisements on television and radio were for something unhealthy or downright poisonous.
On my last visit to the United States, I noticed the advertisements on television and radio were for something unhealthy or downright poisonous.
I am a baby when it comes to meditation. I’m not a guru, I haven’t been to an ashram and I’m not a member of a contemplative Eastern religion. What I am is a person who has struggled with sleep for well over a decade and didn’t even really know why until I started regularly doing guided meditations. By day, I’m a teacher. I teach middle school English and my day starts ferociously early. I’m...
When it comes to making decisions, we like to think that our rational, logical mind is in control of what we do. Unfortunately, for most of us, our rational mind is rather like a man sitting on top of an elephant. The elephant is emotion. The little man, the logical chunk of our brain, can tug and pull on the ears of the elephant of emotion, but that elephant is vastly stronger than the little...
Is there anything more manly than a vast char-grilled steak fresh off the grill with a pat of butter melting on top? Maybe bacon. How about barreling down the road at breakneck speed in a big, loud, shiny car? I constantly feel pressured by society, advertisements and the media (social or otherwise) to behave in this way, which is not only destructive but wasteful too – and particularly so when it comes to food, leisure...
I have a dear friend who is a musician. He comes alive on stage and has loved it for nearly his whole life. But being a professional musician, for the vast majority, is a tough gig. There are far more talented people than there are jobs for them that pay a living wage. (For the record, I am also a musician, but love teaching full time and make time to play in a band on the...
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