SYNOPSIS Here’s a game: the next time you’re at the airport take a look around and count the number of people NOT on their smartphones. Thanks to smartphones, we never have to be bored, we can never be lost, we are drowning in both information and entertainment….and...
SYNOPSIS There are things in life that, let’s be honest, really frighten us. And some of these things are super silly. The other day I faced one of these ultimate, “OMG, what if THIS ever happened?” problems, and I was surprised at how easily it was resolved. Have you...
SYNOPSIS Here’s one of my pet peeves: hearing someone say, “I’ve tried everything.” In almost every case, “I’ve tried everything” really means, “I tried one, maybe two things, and they didn’t work so I gave up. BUT, I don’t want to admit to being a quitter so I said I...
SYNOPSIS Consider this: researchers have found that fear in a society is directly proportionate to the number of “unknown strangers” perceived in that society. In other words, the more people around you that you don’t know, the more anxious you feel. This is why...
SYNOPSIS The other day, I heard a snippet of a sermon about The Good Samaritan given by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King said, “The Samaritan chose not to do good by proxy.“ Wow, “chose not to do good by proxy.” That blew my mind. How often are we...
SYNOPSIS I just read about an amazing study that took place in Morocco. Researchers gave local merchants money and told them that they could either keep the cash or give it to charity. Remember, Morocco is an Islamic country and five times a day the call to worship...
