In Letting Out the Spirit Within
In the northwest corner of Lake Superior looms the largest freshwater island in the world. It is a bastion of beauty and isolation. More people visit Yosemite in a weekend […]
December 22, 2017
What Our Emotions Are Trying to Tell Us
They are as certain as death and taxes. They dominate our life. They often fluctuate minute by minute, hour by hour, year by year. They are a fabric of our
We Are What We Eat
Part I: Where Have We Come From? In 1886, long before fast food outlets would become a mainstay of American culture, a little known druggist by the name of John
Cultivating Our Future: Are We Reaping What We Are Sowing?
Part I: Changing Times In 2010, the documentary Waiting for Superman debuted with a sobering view of America’s public schools. It detailed the plight of the students over the last
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Striving For the Ideal–In Others
The crescent moon slowly emerged over the turquoise, Caribbean waters lapping against the shores of Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park. Just minutes earlier, the blazing sun crept below
America the Beautiful: Reconsidering the American Dream
Every so often I hear a song that I have heard countless times before only to suddenly realize that the familiar words have new meaning. It happened the other day
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When to Control — When to Let Go
“Do you have any idea just how much I’ve given up so that you can do this?” In the 1960’s, a developmental and clinical psychologist born in an Irish community
What Autism Teaches Us about Relationships – What Technology Does Not
Part I: Opening Act I am sitting directly across from him. I mention something about the rain outside. He briefly looks up and responds affirmatively, but just as quickly he
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Weeding Through the Decisions of Youth
Last spring, I set out to start a small garden in our yard. I thought it would be a great chance to eat more organically and teach the children about
Playing the Parenting Odds—Teaching Our Children to Do the Same
About a year ago, my wife, Amy, and I had the privilege of talking to a group of teenage mothers, and those expecting, about many different topics related to their
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