Photo by RDNE Stock project Discovering how food connects us is essential because it is how we learn the actual value of our interactions with each other as human beings. Kenny Harmon, author of the book Sad Papaw: The Early Years, knows how saddening and disheartening it can be to eat alone after preparing quite theContinue reading “How Food Connects Us: Why Sad Papaw’s Burgers Matter”
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Love is Just a Word: Learning to Be Happy with Someone Else
Photo by Gustavo Fring In Hilaire Louis Jean’s new book on marriage and relationships, you get to learn the seven secret ingredients of a successful marriage and being happy with someone else. Love is complicated enough without adding marriage into the mix. Yet, it is something that people yearn for. It’s the basis for which most marriagesContinue reading “Love is Just a Word: Learning to Be Happy with Someone Else”
Simple Ways to Serve Others and Make Life Easier for Them
Photo by Sarwer e Kainat Welfare There are simple ways to serve others and make everyone feel better, loved, and cared for. If you wish to learn more about these ways, author Jamie Pulos-Fry can help you. Jamie’s bookshelf collection has her book titled “Servants Heart from the Voice of a Volunteer,” which offers volunteers’ unique point-of-view.Continue reading “Simple Ways to Serve Others and Make Life Easier for Them”
Spilling the Tea: Teenagers Want to Help Change the World
Photo by Helena Lopes The Soul of Adolescence by Alfred H. Kurland is a great book and a constructive critique of old paradigms about adolescence and their apparent apathy. As someone who’s worked with teenagers, I often hear people from my generation and older talk about how the new generation is lost, too disengaged fromContinue reading “Spilling the Tea: Teenagers Want to Help Change the World”
The Basics of Healthy Living: A Balanced Diet Plating
Photo by Sam Moghadam Khamseh on Unsplash Most damaging diseases can be prevented through a change in people’s lifestyles and habits. One is achieved by eating a healthy and balanced diet. The importance of eating healthy isn’t foreign to anyone. It’s the key to a healthy life, a vital instrument to being fit and healthy.Continue reading “The Basics of Healthy Living: A Balanced Diet Plating”
Do Fad Diets Work: The Risks and Benefits They Present
Photo by Andres Ayrton Nowadays, diets have become very popular, but do fad diets work? Performing a simple Internet search is likely going to tell anyone how helpful delicious and healthy foods can be. Some writers even offer comfortable home cooking recipes, like Eleanor Gaccetta’s Generations of Good Food, so everyone can eat tasty meals that benefit theirContinue reading “Do Fad Diets Work: The Risks and Benefits They Present”
Enjoying Life to the Fullest: Ways People Can Live Fully
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio Knowing what makes you happy, what matters most, and what you’d like to accomplish is necessary for enjoying life to the fullest. Dr. Robert Knapick, author of Choose to be Happy, understands how valuable it is for everyone to enjoy their lives. We find ourselves in difficult moments, and it’s easy toContinue reading “Enjoying Life to the Fullest: Ways People Can Live Fully”
Habits to Cultivate Happiness for the Lifetime You Have
Photo by Andre Furtado Believe it or not, practicing habits to cultivate happiness is one of the most effective ways to ensure your life will be filled with happy thoughts. Jerold Skolnik, author of we’re all Crazy: GET USED TO IT!, understands that happiness is circular. The book underscores the need to adopt the right attitudeContinue reading “Habits to Cultivate Happiness for the Lifetime You Have”
Thinking Outside the Box: Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
Photo by Jeff C There is a heavy and insightful discussion of civilization and inner peace in Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature by Chet Shupe. And I’d like to weigh in on it. As a global society, it’s safe to say that we’ve come a long, long way from our origins in the African savannah bangingContinue reading “Thinking Outside the Box: Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature”
Family and Friends: Home Is Always There Waiting For Us
Jojo’s Adventure, this lovely book about how Jojo loves his family and friends by Joyce Nealy, teaches children the importance of meaningful relationships. I’m not much for reading children’s literature, but I found myself babysitting for a friend’s kids, who was a productive individual, very much so. She and her partner had a total ofContinue reading “Family and Friends: Home Is Always There Waiting For Us”
The Happy Hammock 