Things always get worse before they get better, and when they do get better, they get worse. It’s a paradoxical situation that happens when big improvements are made – the door is opened to growth and along with it comes a brand new set of problems. When a person learns to ride a bicycle they add to their life a…
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COMMERCIALS – THE USE AND ABUSE OF INFLUENCE
Commercials – there are few things so annoying as having your attention interrupted to be told how unhappy you are and how happy you could be if you just spent a little bit of money. Advertising is something that has been woven into our culture, but it’s not unique to human beings – it happens in the animal kingdom as…
“THERE’S NO WAY THAT’S TRUE” – THE DENIAL OF IMAGINATION
Just the other day I was browsing on Reddit and came across a post that caught my interest – a headline that was resigned as ridiculous for stating that “cancer is a choice”. For those that don’t know, Reddit is a website that is a collection of user-submitted material and links and can be quite informative, entertaining, and even horrific…
US VERSUS THEM – THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION
What a day in age we share. Look around us and we see the most amazing time that has ever been known to mankind, yet we are still not at peace. In fact, with so many people bustling around in this world it seems like we are getting farther away from living in harmony with our own selves. This is…
FORMULA ONE SAFETY PROTOCOL AND THE BLESSING OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
It’s early morning of a typically beautiful day in Italy and many thousands of fans are making their way into the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, the Formula 1 circuit in Imola for race day at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The fans lining the stands bring their usual atmosphere of excitement and curiosity, but also carry a lingering…
DISMISS NOT OUR SIBLINGS OF THE STREET
Here you are – downtown and a lot on your mind. It’s already been a busy day but you’re running out of time and there’s still so much to get done. Maybe it would be easier if you just w- “Excuse me….” Oh no. A crumpled figure steps quite deliberately into your path and starts to roll out a saga to…
SETTLING FOR RELIEF IN LIEU OF JOY
There is wisdom in knowing nothing at all, a wisdom inherent in our biology. Watching someone in the first few years of their life is proof of this – joy comes easily, they are not encumbered by the opinions of others, and learning is done by making mistake after mistake and never giving up. There are some pieces they have…