Small choices, big impact
Lately I have been attending many spiritual programs. The central emphasis of these discourses is that this life is temporary and at any time we may have to leave this abode. So while we are alive we must prepare and channel our actions to deserve a glorious death. Most...
Kids and Lifebooks: Tips for Social Workers
Every child who is adopted from foster care deserves a clear and detailed record of their life prior to adoption. As a foster child awaits a forever family, a life book can help them understand the past and prepare to move forward. Once a child is placed with a...
The Great Gatsby: An Analysis of Love
“If love is only a will to possess, it is not love.” America in the 1920s was a country where moral values were in decline. Every American had one goal to achieve: success. Francis Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, presents a realistic picture of American life in...
Permanent Hair Straightening – Brazilian vs. yuko vs. Opti-Smooth
Okay, let’s talk straight. For decades, women of African descent around the world have relied on various proven methods to “relax” their hair. Then, about a decade ago, the Yuko system made a big splash among people of all colors when it arrived from Japan, followed by Opti-Smooth. Now...
Ritual of the Rite of Passage of the First Menstruation
Rituals are society’s way of teaching and maintaining culture. TO restore the matrilineal lines of initiation (old women teaching young women) rituals are essential. A ritual of menarche (first menstruation) can make this time easier and more meaningful for both young women beginning of menstruation, and her mother. Such...
NCIS Character Analysis – Agent Tony DiNozzo
The NCIS team’s senior field agent is Anthony DiNozzo. He has a humorous and relaxed style, which amuses all the other members of the team and himself. It’s almost impossible to find a song that Tony doesn’t turn into a comedy or movie reference. Though he’s all laughs on...
The Planet Venus is the Bringer of Light and the Story Behind the Fall of "Satan" in Isaiah 14
If I’ve ever heard an Old Testament story, I’ve heard it ten thousand times. It comes from Isaiah 14. 12 How did you fall from heaven, oh Lucero, son of the morning! How were you cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! 13 Because you have...
What To Do When Your Husband Wants Space – Tips To Rebuild Your Marriage
When your husband wants space, it’s easy to imagine that divorce is in your future. It’s hard for a woman when the man she’s married to tells her he needs some distance, space, or time. Naturally, we come to the conclusion that he no longer loves us, but that...
Barrow-in-Furness – Cumbria – Your Next Best Holiday
Barrow-in-Furness, or Borrow for short, is a pretty seaport and industrial town that is an exceptional place to visit. It can be found in Cumbria, England, northwest of Manchester and fifty-four miles from Carlisle. You can find this town sitting on top of the Furness Peninsula. We really enjoyed...
Tribal healing and happiness by the founder of Raw Food Festival, Happy Oasis
Kevin: We have a few more minutes. I would like to refer briefly to medicines. You said that water was a medicine. But what other notable medicines or medicines from one or two tribes you were with, what do they use for certain foods? Happy: Singing is a very...