Do you know what Impostor Syndrome is? "The persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one's own efforts or skills." - Google. Read more A common occurrence in biz One day I took a quiz Came to realize, there's nothing wrong with my skills But I... Continue Reading →
"Yabba Dabba Doo!" I used to watch The Flintstones when I was little - I think it was during lunch. I can't remember if I walked home or my mom picked me up. Fred was always happy to finish work. There was a woman I worked with, she would start packing up fifteen minutes before it was time... Continue Reading →
Painting by TITUS KAPHAR for TIME THERE IS NO RIGHT WAY TO FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE - WHY ARE BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS AN AFTERTHOUGHT - WHY THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD SPARKED AN AMERICAN UPRAISING - PROTEST IN PHOTOGRAPHS What Makes Us Moral? Empathy and goodness are writ as deeply in our genes as... Continue Reading →
Ok so ... What's the point of having CCTV when you can't see anything anyway? When I watch my true crime shows and the investigator says, "That's a blue Buick with license plate JBL 323. There you can see our suspect carrying a black duffle bag and putting it in the trunk. We think the... Continue Reading →
How do you see the world? We experience and shape our lives in three different ways: instinctively, emotionally and rationally. All three aspects develop during childhood and mature throughout the course of our lives. However, the individual relationship, in which our instinct, emotions and understanding interact, remains quite stable and unchanged. This fundamental character-based attitude... Continue Reading →
When did ageism become a form of discrimination - we are all ageingWas it always there - not realizing because I was young - was I exposedDid I participate - Do I - Am I culpable based on the choices I've made WHO Facts: Ageism may be more prevalent than sexism or racism. Healthy ageing... Continue Reading →
Certain words make you instantly think of specific things. I hear "elixir," I think about magic. My favourite majick elixirs are Rocket Fuel Latte and Fat-Burning Golden Milkshake. Both are from The Keto Diet by Leanne Vogel. I have my rocket fuel latte in the morning and the golden milkshake in the evening before bed a few... Continue Reading →
Earth Day by Jane Yolen I am the Earth And the Earth is me. Each blade of grass, Each honey tree, Each bit of mud, And stick and stone Is blood and muscle, Skin and bone. And just as INeed every bitOf me to makeMy body fit,So Earth needsGrass and stone and treeAnd things that... Continue Reading →
Did you ever see the movie Lakeview Terrace with Samuel L. Jackson, where the lights around his house shone into his neighbour's bedroom? That's called light pollution - specifically, light trespassing. "The inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light – known as light pollution – can have serious environmental consequences for humans, wildlife, and our climate. Components... Continue Reading →
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