How to Leverage Stress
In this research-packed TED article, Kelly McGonigall writes about our hormonal responses to stress. Essentially, coping well with stress depends on viewing stressful moments as opportunities […]
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Inmates Raise Puppies for Blind
Since my experiences with learning nonviolent communication in the SF County Jail, I’ve become more sensitized to the jail and prison system and have been […]
Continue reading »Angelina Jolie on Violence Against Women
After my recent stint in jail, which you can read about here, I’ve become more sensitized to violence and how it manifests in society. Angelina […]
Continue reading »Growing Gardens; Blooming Prisoners
Following my experiences in the SF County Jail about a week ago, I’m exploring various forms of rehabilitation for inmates. Gardening seems to be an […]
Continue reading »(No) Scientific Basis for Racism
Was it Ferguson that started it? Then Baltimore. Then Charleston… Well, no. Racism has been around for a very long time. It’s just become an […]
Continue reading »Racism in Charleston
I thought about what I could say with regard to the Charleston church shooting. I’ve had things to say about racism that I have faced in the […]
Continue reading »4th Grade Predicts Your Adulthood
Clinical psychologist Dr. Mitch Prinstein writes about how our tendencies in 4th grade predict how we turn out as adults. He puts forward five categories […]
Continue reading »Biologically, We Are Nature
In a previous post I wrote about mutualisms – cooperative relationships – that govern the way organisms in nature behave in response to change. When […]
Continue reading »In Search of the True Self: Alchemus Prime
In 2014, meditation proved to be the most important activity in my life. Soon enough, I noticed many insights and inspirations arriving during my daily […]
Continue reading »Beyond Racism: Creating Identity in a New Paradigm
It was July 11, 2014. As I sat in Cline Library Assembly Hall at the Northern Arizona University listening to Dr. Sandra Fox speak about […]
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