“It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on to a brighter world.” ~Dave Pelzer, A Child Called “It” I grew up in the shado....
Illustration via 99designs “As a former Marine, Deputy National Security Advisor, I was juggling the most serious national security threats facing the United States. I think TikTok is near the top. N....
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” ~Fyodor Dostoyevsky When I was in my last semester of college in 2016, I got my first paid job wo...
Even a short flight from the UK to Spain generates 0.5 metric tons CO2 equivalent. You can offset that from as little as €22.50 / £19.50. ...
I love this explanation, by Morgan Hite, of the difficulties of returning home from adventures. I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees: all times I have enjoyed Greatly, have suff......
So many of us are starving artists. I’ve been writing online for 10 years and I have two distinct groups of writer friends: The group of romantic writers that obsess over the writing, complain/blame.....
No one talks about the burden of debt. Consumerism has made us take on debt as if it’s nothing. No one at the bank tries to talk you out of it. Friends and family pretend like getting debt is the sig....
It’s a new week, and that can bring with it a sense of excitement and possibility or a sense of dread about your overwhelming responsibilities. Sometimes for me it’s both. And not just because I have....
Lando Norris wins the Miami GP and the British anthem plays for the first time since Brazil 2022. The British Mclaren driver previously held the record for the most podiums (15 to be exact) with no w....
As we get older, we tend to get clearer on what matters most to us in life. For me, it’s self-care and relationships. If you share my top values, you’re in luck, because today’s special offer honors b...
By Leo Babauta For many of us in the Northern hemisphere, Spring has fully arrived: gorgeous sunshine, warmer weather, green trees, blossoms. It’s glorious! With Spring comes life springing into act.....
Am I hunting antelope or field mice? I often ask myself this, and I lifted it from the most unlikely of sources: former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich. Now, I don’t......
“Every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, ‘This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!’ And each day, it’s up to....
A couple of weeks ago, while reading a post on a different personal development site, I found a comment from a reader who seemed to question the blogger’s intentions and integrity, as it pertains to h...
Illustration via 99designs “I was born wild. I’m a wild animal. These creatures that I interact with taught me I’m a wild animal. It was almost like I was walking along the shore and then that ocean.....
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” ~Lao Tzu Once believed to be conflict-free, our relationship disintegrated on a fateful evening in May 2007, revealing the facade of our suppo....
“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” ~Buddha “I’m sorry for your loss” is a perfectly acceptable response…if I’ve told you I’....
⭐ Rating: 0.5 out of 5. I have little to say about this film out of fear of giving Sam Taylor-Johnson exactly what she wants – to profit off of the death of an iconic woman. Not only is the portraya.....
I used to loathe the word “forgiveness.” What it meant to me was that someone could hurt me, lie to me, or even abuse me, say “sorry,” and I was supposed to pretend like nothing happened. If I didn’t....
Many of you think I write like sh*t. And a lot of articles have been written about me with a similar title to this one above. So after more than a year, I’m coming out of the closet with a hunting kn....
One day, a young woman named Michele Hansen spotted a job opening that piqued her interest. She wasn’t qualified—the posting was for a product manager at an investment company, and she had no experien...
By Leo Babauta I challenge you to do a test before you read the rest of this post (well OK, read the next two paragraphs then go do the challenge) … Open an email that’s been sitting in your inbox b.....