Photo by cottonbro studio Encouraging A Friend with Our Trials by Jamie Pulos-Fry is an excellent reminder that deliberately talking it out is a surefire way to improve your relationships. With the ease and swiftness of social interactions these days, especially online, it’s easy to regard friendships and other relationships similarly. Because everyone seems quiteContinue reading “Talking It Out | How to Improve Your Relationships”
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How Food Connects Us: Why Sad Papaw’s Burgers Matter
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”
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”
The Quiet Library: Where Communities Can Grow
Photo by Aleksandar Andreev Situated in Lancaster, CA, Jamie’s Bookshelf is a neat place that is all about encouraging others to interact with each other and create a shared community. The best place to find information about almost anything, other than surfing on the internet (which I would argue doesn’t really help unless you knowContinue reading “The Quiet Library: Where Communities Can Grow”
Having Dinner with People and Expanding Community
Photo by cottonbro studio Having dinner is central to Generations of Good Food. Whether they are family, friends, or strangers, it’s eating with others that make food delicious. I think the biggest thing to grieve about the modern world is the decline of communal relations. At first when I started living in my current home, IContinue reading “Having Dinner with People and Expanding Community”
The Happy Hammock 