We all make New Years’ resolutions. Lose weight. Be healthier. Be happier. Be more generous. Be more philanthropic. Spend less on frivolous things. Smile more. But come February, our drive seems to sizzle away and we seem to fall back in to the same old, tired habits. However, people like Tony Tolbert keep the fire […]

So many today feel our generation is “Generation X.” We don’t stand for much. We don’t stand out for much. We just sip away on our Starbucks, watch some reality television, swipe that credit card to make another high-end designer purchase, and work those forty mediocre hours at the office. It seems we’ve lost the […]

As a child, I would sit on the arm of a rocking chair, pretend I was sitting in the driver’s seat of a taxicab, rock back and forth, and see myself crossing oceans and mountains and dusky skies, seeing all the countries of the globe. I’d write stories in my composition notebook, making sure to […]

It’s easy to fall into the belief that authority figures aren’t out there to help or assist, but rather to scold and punish. This is often how we perceive our law enforcement officers, slowing down when we see them drive next to us on the road, drinking a little less wine when they’re sitting two […]

The next time your boss catches you flipping through images of cute kittens, grinning babies, and adorable puppies, don’t feel guilty!  Teach him a little something about productivity. Japanese Researchers at the University of Hiroshima recently completed a study they called The Power of Kawaii (Japanese term for ‘cute things’).  It argues that people who […]

Science seems to be knocking on the door of socially accepted wisdom. You see, the secret to a long life has been researched and concluded to be reliant on…enjoying life! Sounds like something a corny aunt or uncle would say, no? University College London researchers polled 10,000 English people. In one study, researchers gauged the […]