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The Ancient Tradition Of The New
What do makers and players hold in common? Why, gateways, of course. Whether their highways and low ways, their paths taken and not taken,...
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Have You Seen The Glory?
Drawing on “The Battle Hymn of The Republic,” this long-cycle reflection wants to shed some light on why and how “critique” – that is,...
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It Couldn’t Hurt
Several years ago, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology published the results of a five-year study conducted on workplace suicides. Those results indicated people, at...
The Paradox of Passion
I believe that the phrase "follow your passion" or "cultivate your passions" is one of the most used and abused in recent decades. After...
Lessons From MLK For Millennials & Gen Z
It’s important for today’s young people to recall the history of the civil rights movement in America. Yet too many Millennials and members of...
Dare to Think Differently
As many of my colleagues are aware, I am at heart, a maverick, an unorthodox or independent-minded person. Who is curious and inquisitive, and...
Last Dance
The whiskey is thick on your breath. The fire that you say I stoked, all night, burns in your eyes like a preview of...
Using Death & Taxes to Your Advantage
As many of us have heard, there is nothing certain in life but Death and Taxes. This has been quite true for me and...
Sisters
When I was young, I listened to everything my sister, Maria told me. She was 4 years older than me and we shared a...
How Music Splits The Atoms
A spectacular journey to another world of endless dreamworlds, emotions and purportedly destroyed boundaries are upon us.
While experiencing one of the specialties of humankind...
Mental Illness vs. Mental Health – Distinction Makes A Difference
For nearly two decades I’ve been digging into this topic I’ve been fighting an uphill battle. Many people in the field agree there is...
The Beautiful Balance Between Courage and Fear
After being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that deteriorates muscle, Cara E. Yar Khan was told she'd have to limit her career ambitions...
Humble Servant
Created
Cherish
Your
World
From
Passion
Love
Service.
Holistic
Transformation
Space
Mind
Body
Heart
Soul
Inside Out.
Outside In.
Told to
Brand
Myself
But am
Not
A Cow.
Or a
Holocaust
Survivor.
Instructed to
Funnel
Cold call
Robo call.
Manipulate
with
Fake
Flattery
Fear
Tactics
Pitch
Pain points
Scarcity
Urgency
Chase people.
Yell loudly.
Shame them.
MAKE MONEY!
A
Culture
Of
Personality
Consumerism
Accumulating
Hoarding
Ego Extraversion
Manufactures
Imposter
Syndrome
Addiction
Narcissism
Suicide
Loneliness
Anxiety
Depression
Quiet actions
Introspection
Critical Thinking
Questions
Curiosity
Cultivate
Character
A
Witness
Consciousness.
Vulnerability
Births
Innovation
Creativity
Courageous
Contribution
A life
Worth
Living.
Staying Healthy
If you are like me, knowing is one thing, but doing is another. The basic principles are simple. We all learned them in school,...