Does anyone else ever get frustrated with the inability to connect with someone as deeply as you'd like with regard to a specific experience? e.g., you hear a song that you really connect with and can't find anyone that it connects with that way. It seems during my youth I was able to connect with people so much more easily. My experiences seemed so much more easily relatable. What happened? I'm not sure. But, it is apparent, as many have philosophized (is that a word?) in the past, that we all…See More

I'd like to discuss the concept of learning. Let me preface this by telling you what I completely disagree with..."Wow, he was born to..." You fill in the blank. This type of thinking is completely absurd to me. If you see someone who is extremely good at something...it's not because they were 'born to do it.' It's because they had the right combination of some essential factors that I will explain to you. These factors are confidence, desire, motivation, and an open mind. Allow me to briefly…See More

I recently had an insightful conversation with a friend of mine. We were discussing the concept of disctractions. We had been mildly debating the value of mindlessly watching television, and she had noted that she often turns the television on while she is doing other things. When she expressed the fact that this often distracts her from what she's doing, but she does it anyway I began to inquire about this a little further. That's when she uttered "I sometimes do it because I want to be…See More