Ever seen the show Scared Straight? It’s about giving ‘bad kids’ a taste of their own medicine, so that they might modify their behaviour to something more becoming of a ‘good, law-abiding citizen.’ Not a bad idea in theory.
But when I watched this acclaimed program, what I saw was large, seasoned, angry bullies bullying smaller unseasoned ones.
Guest author John Fentress gives us a fascinating overview of his relationship with a special wolf who became his friend.
In the fast-paced, multitasking world we live in, it is easy to lose focus. Loss of concentration can lead to lesser performances, confusion and frustration. Here are a few practical tips to help increase your focus.
In part two of a two part article, author Randi G. Fine shares an excerpt from her new book, Awaken From Life: Lessons for Discovering Your Personal Truths.
We are human beings and we are fallible. We exist not to achieve perfection but to learn, grow and evolve. When the point in time comes that we no longer make mistakes, we will no longer have a purpose for living. In the course of a lifetime the number of mistakes made by each of […]
I was 13 years old. As one of the pallbearers, I stood at the end of the line, watching the casket sliding from the hearse. Suddenly, I felt weak. Grief rushed through me in a way I hadn’t known before. I turned away, just at the time when I should have been reaching up. My uncle turned and screamed something nasty at me. What exactly, I don’t remember. Only that “do your job” was tagged to the end of it. I didn’t forgive him for years for that, even though it was mostly a reaction out of fear that the casket would fall.
I’m allowed to brag a bit at this point because my father, Gerry Weiss, is about to turn 100, and if you can’t sound the trumpets then, when can you?
We all feel envious sometimes. It’s human to feel want for things ‘the cool kids’ have; to feel entitled to take and have all that which others take and have. It’s everywhere: Google ‘envy pictures.’ Social media plays on this ‘you deserve more’ concept, like it’s a mark of evolution, strength and discipline to take more and more, just like ‘these successful, wealthy people did!’ Left unmarked, envy has become a rather nasty, infectious social disease.
Lucas Wilson is an 11 year old middle school student who offers us a thought provoking essay about what society would be like without love.
It’s the end of January. Most New Year’s Resolutions are forgotten, abandoned or causing a great deal of angst. But they can succeed, and you will feel so awesome with the sense of accomplishment that comes. In this final article I’d like to share a few nuggets of wisdom I gained in 2012.
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