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Starstuff: 20 of the Grestest Insights from Carl Sagan's Cosmos
Sometimes, it is funny to me the way a sequence of events works to change our lives. Example: I read a Carl Sagan quote one day that really caught my attention.
It was a quote from his book Cosmos that was published in 1980, and read: “If…
Want to Combat Stress? Break out the Coloring Books!
As we grow up and take on the responsibilities of this endeavor known as adulthood, one thing becomes an almost unavoidable aspect of life: stress. Between jobs, bills, money, relationships, and the other myriad of daily challenges, it…
Amazing Love Stories that are Way Better than the Movies
Imagine, if you will, that you have no idea what love is. Hollywood has created a projection of what love is "supposed to be like" for years and it is about as close to reality as you are to the former planet of Pluto. Love isn't something…
18 Surprisingly Inspirational Quotes from Some Very Unlikely Sources
I think that at some point, everyone on this planet will have said something wonderfully inspirational or poignant.
It's just a matter of time. That's the awesome thing about words, there is always a combination of words that has never…
5 Life Lessons Millennials Will Never Learn
A "Millennial" is defined as "a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000; a Generation Yer."
I'll never forget the context in which I first heard the term "Millennial" as it was used to describe a group of people: I was talking…
4 MORE Types of People that No One Needs in Their Life
It was Booker T. Washington who once said, "Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company." Too often we have people that cling to our lives like barnacles on the bottom of a boat, simply…
How checking your cellphone before you go to bed can seriously damage your health
We all do it, just before we nod off, quickly check that last Facebook post or a quick skim through the text messages and emails in bed, AFTER the light have gone out, it's harmless right?
Actually its not harmless at all, we are playing…
The Realities of Living with Depression
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about ways to fight depression. The reception I got, based on the comments, was not quite what I expected. In fact, people hated it...
It's not the first article that I've written that people…
5 Keys to Make your Dreams a Reality
Dreams are the fuel in our lives that drives us to achieve new and better things for ourselves. I will be the first to admit that I often times spend more time dreaming than I do working toward making those dreams a reality. No matter how…
Homophobia Linked to Psychological Issues
With the gay marriage debate being a hot topic of conversation in the news, there are a lot of opinions being thrown around. Personally, I think people should be able to whatever makes them happy and no one, not even Kim Davis, should be…