"Fail. I cannot fail. Failure is for people who are weak, people who can’t pull themselves up by their bootstraps. If I fail, I am nothing. If failure makes its way into my life, the people I care about...

What is reality? Embrace reality, get a reality check, come back to reality. These common sayings seem to suggest there is some finite existence in an evident world. I do not mean to ask what is real....

To do or not to do is a question people ask themselves multiple times a day. How are these decisions made? How often is a situation assessed and the more difficult way is chosen? More often than not,...

Living a simple life has become trendy. Minimalism is becoming increasingly popular and new priorities are arising. Instead of work being the number one priority and money being a motivator, it seems the...

The plague of procrastination can affect us all. It masks our feelings of inadequacy or dread for a moment, but then swoops in with the agonizing realization that we still have to confront the task we...

How we speak, what we wear, even our hair color and style can help define who we are. Should we assume an identity crisis if a change in hair colors and style do occur? A few weeks ago I found out that...

Traveling is often a coveted adventure among people. Many of us seem to have a desire to experience more of the world than what is easily accessible to us. We feel fascinated by people who travel and wonder...

Are standard gifts essential for Christmas? I would say, no, they definitely are not. My idea behind eliminating the typical gifts doesn’t concern the commercialization of the holidays or even the idea...

Politically correct: unbiased, neutral, nonpartisan. Do you think this accurately describes how our political parties speak or present themselves? I personally do not. There are many offensive and crude...

Are pills and surgeries the only way to become healthy when ailment knocks on our doorstep? We talk to our doctors about our symptoms, and almost every time they prescribe us a drug to get rid of them...