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As a kid, my parents used to take my sister and I to this little retro-styled diner in Dallas every Sunday. It was our tradition. I remember the food being good enough to instill my life-long attachment to breakfast fare, but more…

In doing research on relationships, both for my own insight and for professional reasons, I always come across the theme of someone being "emotionally unavailable." What is a little disheartening is the fact that I completely identify…

Whether you suffer from occasional, situational anxiety or long-term, chronic anxiety - you know the condition can literally be crippling. For some people, anxiety controls their lives. I used to be one of these people that thought I was…

Bruce Lee wasn't just an actor who portrayed a kung-fu master in movies, he was a martial arts master in real life. It was his dedication to the martial arts in life that made him so great in his on-screen roles. Lee's endless dedication…

Few speeches in American history have stirred the collective heart of the country quite Like Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech in 1963. Everyone remembers the line, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day…

So far 2016 has been a rough year for the entertainment industry. First we lost the beautiful, amazing, groundbreaking talent of David Bowie, and now I was saddened again to hear of the Passing of Alan Rickman. Rickman's presence on the…

Joseph Campbell was one of those rare minds that I think the world really could stand to have around today. Born in 1904, Cambell dedicated himself to reading, learning, and exploring. During the great depression, Campbell lived in a…

The world lost an amazing musician, artist, and personality in the passing of David Bowie. For me, Bowie was so much more than a musician. He was a groundbreaker. He was a trendsetter. He broke all the rules and rearranged the pieces as he…

I recently came across a beautiful, insightful, and eye-opening little piece of writing by the Dalai Lama that really got my brain worked up. The poem is called the Paradox of Our Age, and I think it's one of the most accurate portraits…