The advantages of journaling have long been touted. On the scientific side, studies list its many health benefits. On the spiritual side, it can help us bring ourselves into account each day. There is also the sheer pleasure of putting pen to paper which might be linked to the number of beautiful journals (here, here,… Read More Journaling: Fleeing Mordor to Seek the Safety of the Shire
On the positive end of the continuum, a great community can take all its members to places they never dreamed possible. There are different definitions of a community and, as access to the internet is increasing to more and more people around the world, more of our brethren have the ability to go online and,… Read More And so, it Begins: Some thoughts on NaNoWriMo
While I strongly believe and have been participating in “IRL” community building efforts, I am still relatively new to online community building efforts. I tried out NaNoWriMo in 2008, but other than meeting a few people and writing quite a lot, I didn’t really get into the NaNoWriMo community. When the show was live, I… Read More Learning to Use Online Communities Efficiently: My First Bloggiesta Blogging Experience
Anything that negatively affects a person’s quality of life is worth collectively arising to eradicate. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease because, quite simply, Lou Gehrig had it – is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, increasingly affecting the ability of… Read More From Event to Process: The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as the Beginning of Lasting Change
It has been a couple of years since The X-Files ended… OK, fine, it has been more than a “couple” of years, but I still avidly look for anything related to the show. Thanks to the wonderful World Wide Web, there is always something new. I recently rediscovered a commentary on the show written a… Read More Dana Scully’s Real Journey: Arising To Help Humanity despite the Steep Price
Have you ever watched the flow of traffic in a heavily frequented area from a high vantage point? No one vehicle is more important that the other; all must pass. As soon as one vehicle thinks of itself as more important and tries to get ahead of itself, it causes some sort of backlog. In… Read More No, Really, The Queen is not the Only Reason You Won that Chess Game
In recent weeks, there has been an increasing number of negative comments on my Tumblr dashboard, my Twitter and Facebook feeds, and in the various opinion blogs I follow about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding choices, especially when it came to light that they are standing to make a lot of money off their… Read More We can also Profit from their Wedding: Why We Should not Talk Negatively about Kim and Kanye’s Big Day
As a blogger, I have gone through many phases. A recent one was defined by anger at the various and unfortunately numerous forms of injustice that exist. Long-time readers have commented on it before, and it has led to many an interesting, if not heated, discussion. While anger might light a fire in someone’s heart… Read More Reaching Over the Anger: Building on a Common Desire