Happy New Year! 2017 is over, and whether you had a great year, or couldn’t wait for it to end, we have a new chapter to look forward to. Yesterday looked a lot like today, and the only thing that really changes is the -18 and taxes, but having this annual reset is a great… Continue reading Monthly Challenges 2018
Tag: Philosophy
Kindness
Kindness is one of the best gifts. It’s wonderful to receive, and oh-so satisfying to give. It’s something we don’t think about on a daily basis, but there’s a lot that goes on behind kindness. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop Kindness: acting with a quality of being… Continue reading Kindness
I Want To Be A Polymath
POLYMATH noun poly·math \ˈpä-lē-ˌmath\ Definition of polymath: a person of encyclopedic learning A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, “having learned much”)[1] is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. … It’s not just about math. As… Continue reading I Want To Be A Polymath
Hedonic Adaptation: The Problem With Getting Everything You Want
Laying on the warm-up floor in the artistic tent, I look up at the rings that are rigged from the ceiling. I don’t want to warm up on the boy’s rings, but in order to use mine, I’d have to bring down these rings and re-rig mine. What. A. Pain. Just over a year ago,… Continue reading Hedonic Adaptation: The Problem With Getting Everything You Want
How Much Does Your Soul Weigh?
Your soul – a part of you separate from your physical body, yet still distinctly ‘you.’ It may remain after your heart has stopped beating or your breath ceases, it may not. Many religions believe it to be an immortal essence, to continue to a sort of afterlife or be reborn again in this world.… Continue reading How Much Does Your Soul Weigh?