(Information for this essay comes from the following sources: the books “Personhood” by Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia, “When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough” by Rabbi Harold Kushner) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Prejudice and bigotry are not a monopoly of a few
“Learn to say No to the good so you can say Yes to the best” (John C. Maxwell) “Yes” and “No.” Two short words. Short but significant. They are like a railway switch that determines which way one goes. One student tells a companion, “Let’s steal that old lady’s purse!” If his companion says, “Yes,”
(Information for this essay comes from the pages of the following websites: wikipedia.org, careerchangepathways.com, buzzfeed.com, more.com, accessatlanta.com, refinery29.com, psychologytoday.com, imdb.com) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We reach a certain age and we think to ourselves that it’s too
(Information for this essay comes from the following sources: the essay “Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson; books “Love” by Dr. Leo Buscaglia, “Can We Be Good Without God?” by Dr. Robert Buckman, “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron with Mark Bryan and “The Spirituality of Gentleness” by Judith C. Lechman) * * *
Physically, we need food and drink to survive. Emotionally, we crave praise, encouragement, validation, admiration, attention, recognition, appreciation, and commendation. Without them, we cannot lead healthy emotional lives. Despite their importance, however, for many, praise is as rare as diamonds. All of us, in one way or another, feel this need. Take me, for example.
For many years you have known: how much you eat will determine your weight. How many of you know the impact of your diet and of microorganisms in your gut on your brain function? What you eat will determine the function of your brain. This is called the gut-brain connection. We know the fact that
