All we have to do is turn on the news to see the status of America’s neighborhoods. I just pulled up my news app and the top story is about the shooting in Illinois and the second is about a mother who drowned her three kids and then killed herself. I can see why fewer […]
Love is the greatest emotion we have. True love is not selfish; it is self sacrificing. We just celebrated Valentine’s Day which is a day where we pay extra attention to the loves in our life. Spending time with those we love is easy to do, but spending time and energy on those we don’t […]
Most of us have a group of people who we are close to or we identify with. We might have similar beliefs, personalities, or socioeconomic statuses. We find it easy to talk to them and feel comfortable around them. Then, there are the outsiders. The outsiders don’t fit in with our culture or belief system. […]
Let’s talk about the other trinity that is comprised of the Me, Myself, and I. We try to do everything we can to always present ourselves in the best possible light. However, there isn’t anything we like better than pointing out the flaws and mistakes of others. There is a flawed idea that if we […]
One of the best movies of all time is “It’s a Wonderful Life”. In the movie, George Bailey is feeling depressed and worthless. He wishes he was never born and his wish is granted. The gift he gets is seeing all of the ways his life impacted those he came in contact with and how […]
As a whole, we are a very lazy and self centered society. We tend to do just the minimum required to get by. It’s sometimes hard to see the benefit of putting in extra effort. However, the person on the receiving end of the effort definitely notices. We don’t go through life alone. Even though […]
The ten commandments can be summed in two commandments. We should love God with all of our heart and love our neighbor as ourself. God doesn’t give us commandments to burden us; he knows that following them is what’s best for us. Just think of how different the world would be if everyone followed those […]
