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…
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Book Scams on Facebook by Daniel Begum
This isn’t my usual topic for this blog. Although my life is filled with educating people about scams, I usually write about life events, personal thoughts or inspirations, and self-help here. However, today I need to write about the book scams on Facebook. Many of you know I run a group on Facebook called Sleuths…
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,…
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…
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…
Labels and Stereotypes BE GONE!
You have to be living under a rock in the ocean if you have no idea how divided the world has become, especially in the last week. Everyone takes a “side” in something. But many of these “sides” are nothing more than labels used to keep us from uniting with each other. I can’t speak…
Be The One To Be Different
Being the one is not a new concept. It’s been sung about and talked about in many places designed to encourage people. But, in our current society, it’s more important than ever to be strong enough to “be the one.” You can change the world, even if it’s in a small way. Be the first…
Stop Alienating Your Tribe
We live in a world of division. There are a lot of dividing lines in each of our lives. Some lines need to be drawn, but ones we don’t need to draw are those that divide us from others of like minds – our “tribe”, if you will. Let’s look at people looking to follow…
Little By Little Nobody Noticed
When I was a child, I wanted my hair cut, but my dad wouldn’t let me. He thought little girls should all have long hair. But my mother understood, and she agreed to cut just a little bit off each week until it was shorter. For a long time, my father never noticed. The world…