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What’s The Most Important Thing In Your Life? Your Answer Is As Good As Any Experts—So? - - Steve Kovacs
What’s the most important thing in a human beings life? Easy answer folks; water, next is food and then shelter. Okay, you may think I asked a trick question but I didn’t mean to. I was serious, what’s the most important thing in a human beings life? What do they long for the... Submitted 195 days 7 hours ago.

When Emotions are Strong, Judgment is Easy, Truth is Hard to Face - Jennifer Stewart
Truth. There was a time when I thought it was always a black and white thing. I was wrong, it isn’t. There’s truth within a logical or mathematical system, like one and one equals two. Or it’s conditional - a four-legged table won’t stand on its own if one of the legs are... Submitted 196 days 1 hour ago.

The Pursuit of Happiness - - David Tanguay
“ Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.” Louis D. Brandeis Through the history of our challenging times, we have been in pursuit of happiness. In our... Submitted 196 days 4 hours ago.

Crewmembers of Mother Earth - - David Tanguay
“ There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew .” Marshall McLuhan We are not here on earth for a free ride we are all responsible for our journey through space. We are all crewmembers guiding and directing our spaceship earth on its course. We are responsible for... Submitted 198 days 1 hour ago.

Ernie the Greek, Getting Old, Betting on Horse Racing and Being Too Busy - - Steve Kovacs
I developed a shocking illness and injury and left law enforcement at an earlier age than I had expected. I found myself at a crossroads in my life. I didn’t know what to do with the rest of my life. I was lost in the vast ocean of life. Kind of like a zombie in slow motion not knowing... Submitted 202 days 7 hours ago.

The Shame Of Lies Defiles The Soul - Susan Thom
The bigger the lie, the more guilt and shame. That is, if one has a conscience and knows right from wrong. I never knew the constriction lies had on my soul until I attended a 12 step group. I found out there that the more we lie, and the more guilt we feel, the more we drink to escape. We... Submitted 202 days 21 hours ago.

Stop and Smell the Roses, or Family, Friends, Pets and the Simple and Good - - Steve Kovacs
When people are overwhelmed with life’s stresses and struggle to make sure they do everything needed in their lives—life can suck. We have all been there and some may be there now. What to do? There are probably as many answers to that question as there are issues people deal with.... Submitted 210 days 7 hours ago.

The Family by God - - David Tanguay
“ The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.” George Bernard Shaw As we live and mingle with our fellow man, it is a part of our humanity for we as human beings are a social creature.... Submitted 210 days 21 hours ago.

Undeniable Accessible Human Longings - And The Workings of Inspiration - Christofer French
Recently Jennifer Stewart wrote an excellent article about Success. She is a strong writer who can handle a broad array of topics. She is honest and full of passion and ascending potency. As I... Submitted 220 days 15 hours ago.

Suburbanation & Society - - MKDS
Suburbanites Take On the Mighty The weekend of chaos and anarchy-like disruption that Britain saw has been the focus point of many people, many of whom feel the need to know just why it happened so quickly and why it happened for so long - and why it happened at all. The belief that it was... Submitted 222 days 5 hours ago.

Dare to Follow your Dreams - - David Tanguay
“You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.” Maya Angelou Yes as we go through life, we will meet with difficulties along our way. Life will deal us some blows and knock us down as we try to succeed. However we must not let ourselves be defeated as... Submitted 223 days 21 hours ago.

Today’s Nonfungible Unemployed – Facing an Historical Challenge - Christofer French
Frustration and despair sink the unemployed who find that they are not trained in a certain area that is specific to their previous industry, or completely untrained, needing retraining. TV Reporters and government representatives can talk about these “systemic assumptions”... Submitted 228 days 20 hours ago.

Garbo, Me and the Trolls - Jack H. Schick
I was looking for a photo album booklet once. It’s the kind that’s about the size of an over sized post card. I thought it might be in one of the shoe boxes full of stuff we keep stored on the shelves in the library closet. I’m embarrassed to say; I hadn’t been in that... Submitted 229 days 14 hours ago.

Learn How To Behave At An Early Age - Susan Thom
We all have our own coping skills, whether they are right or wrong, weak or strong. Depending on who we spent each day with as a child, usually defines how we will cope with each situation. If the way we were exposed to dealing with anger and fear, was to rebel and answer back, then we will go... Submitted 229 days 14 hours ago.

Steve Jobs Helps Me With A Dilemma That Has Nothing To Do With Technology - Jennifer Stewart
It’s funny how life, at unexpected moments, brings unexpected people into your world to help answer a question that you didn’t even know you were asking. If that makes any sense. I guess what I’m saying is I had a dilemma I wasn’t aware of, and somebody I’ve never... Submitted 231 days 1 hour ago.

Today’s World – Questions Keep Getting Answers, Mysteries Still Remain - Christofer French
Pandora's Box is an artifact of Greek Mythology, but it has so many modern metaphors. Taken from the myth of Pandora's creation around line 60 of Hesiod’s Work and Days . The "box" was actually a large jar ( pithos ) given to Pandora ("all-gifted"), which contained all the evils of the... Submitted 232 days 21 hours ago.

Blood In The Water & Learning To Avoid Predators; Getting Safe Enough To Recall & Heal Old Traumas - Jennifer Stewart
I never heard the phrase blood in the water until a month or so ago, when Oprah brought it up in her Tyler Perry interview. He was talking about how when a child is molested or abused sexually, it leaves a mark that’s visible to predators. It’s more than a mark, it’s like a... Submitted 236 days 5 hours ago.

Ambition - - Jessie I Snyder
What is ambition? What does it mean to you? According to Dictionary.com ambition is an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. Personally, I believe ambition is a strong desire for distinction... Submitted 236 days 10 hours ago.

Gone Home To Be With the Angels - - Jessie I Snyder
There was a period in my life when I experienced a great number of loses, I’ve written several pieces about that period, yet the one that stands out the most in my mind is the death of my daughter, Deondra. During that same time I was battling a drug problem and I had just recently lost... Submitted 236 days 10 hours ago.

30 Years of AIDS—Progress, But Still No Cure - - Jessie I Snyder
I would like to take the time to commemorate 30 years of HIV/AIDS. I contracted HIV in 1987 when there was very little known about the disease. I was only 14 and pregnant when I needed to have surgery. During the surgery I lost too much blood putting me at risk of losing my baby. I needed to... Submitted 236 days 11 hours ago.

Sluggin It Out ‘Til The End - Brianna Popsickle
I have a friend who’s been through terrible financial and personally tragic times. He and his family have endured a lot. Many couples would have split after all they’ve gone through, but they’re still together. He explained to me that, now, more than ever, he needed a partner he... Submitted 239 days 20 hours ago.

Depression - Black and White - - HyunSoung Kim
Gray, better say black. I believe everyone knows what these colours represent. Decay, lets say death. Sure, black can be beautiful put into a different context, and in a different life. But as the world is shaping, turning, it seems like it isn't just a ball that is rotating in an inkless space... Submitted 242 days 21 hours ago.

A Defining Moment: Life Embraces Me As I Resolve My Relationship With My Mother - Jennifer Stewart
I remember years ago, in my days of ignorant youth, wondering at people in their 50’s who still had issues with one or both of their parents. Of course I didn’t realize the depth of my own issues with my mother. That understanding would only come later. The hardest thing has been... Submitted 243 days ago.

Desert Survival: The Ordeal of Michael Harper - Jack H. Schick
I love watching those wilderness survival shows on TV. People get dropped off in some remote 'nowhere' with just a couple of tidbits, and have to stay alive or find their way back to civilization. In “Man, Woman, Wild,” Ruth and Myke are a married couple who seem like an odd pair and... Submitted 244 days ago.

Dearest Diary: I Have Never Been Intimate With You! - Christofer French
Dear Diary: I never took you up. Yes, I was probably afraid of writing down intimate events, faults or situations. Then, in the fury of youth, when I was young, I didn’t take you up as an exercise. I was afraid I was sure I would miss something – something pretty, something drop... Submitted 244 days 17 hours ago.