How many of us are struggling to get through day-to-day finances these days? We budget to have just enough food on the table and gas in the car to get through each day. Yet, companies are rolling in profits and excessive spending. Greed is ruling our society. But what are we doing to fight it?…
Category: Lifestyle
Celebrate Individuality
Society is killing individuality. In today’s world, it’s not OK to be different in any way. Everyone looks like a clone of each other. It’s unacceptable to believe anything different from what society deems “right.” Individuality in building design is long gone. Remember when we had ornate churches and government buildings? When people took pride…
The Struggles of Online Behavior
How do you come across on social media? The popularity of social media use is overwhelming, partly because one can react behind the anonymity of a screen and keyboard. But your online behavior can still affect you. My fight against scams takes me online a lot. I spend a good number of hours on Facebook,…
Loneliness Is A Choice
Are you lonely? Do you recognize if you are lonely or not? So many people are surrounded by company, yet feel very much alone. Yet, loneliness is a choice. Humans need connection. Most of our interactions these days are superficial. They lack substance. If we want to combat loneliness, we need to connect with others…
Pages Filled With Emotions
It’s 1985, and I’m in high school. Life is stressful. I spend a lot of my time alone. My home life is isolated. My school hours are spent studying. I keep to myself. I have my notebook and pencil as constant companions, and they are filled with pages of my thoughts and poems expressing my…
What Is The Value Of A Human Life?
Where has the value of a human life gone? Why do we as a society no longer feel the pain of a loss, no matter whose life has been extinguished? Why do some lives have more value than others? I’m not alone in asking these questions. Again this week I have heard of a local…
Is Arguing The New Pastime?
I hate arguing and arguments. As humans, we will never all agree on the same things, but these days it seems like we no longer allow others to feel differently. It doesn’t seem to matter what the topic is. In our current society, if we aren’t all the same, we are outcasts. What happened to…
This Year, 2025, Is Gone (Gratefully?)
Goodbye 2025! This year is another year gone by in the blink of an eye. Where did the time go? Is it just because we are getting older that time seems to fly past, or is it that time itself is speeding up? Usually, at this time of the year I review the year and…
The “All Seeing” Phone (Number)
“Just enter your phone number.” That’s all it takes to get the grocery discount, the rewards at the hardware store, or the new social media account. 10 digits later, your transaction is finished to your satisfaction. Maybe you even have a smile at the size of the savings. However, nobody questions handing over their phone…
Depression, Weather and the Holidays
It’s that time of year again. Yes, the holidays are upon us. But so are the dark days of fall and winter. And both of those are triggers for depression and suicide in many individuals. The state of society as a whole is not conducive to happy living at the moment. Many are financially strapped…