The most destructive habit......................Worry
The greatest Joy.......................................Giving
The greatest loss......................................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work..........................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait......................Selfishness
The most endangered species..................Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource..................Our youth  read more »

Pregnant mothers-to-be and those breastfeeding who eat junk food may also be passing a craving for junk foods and a tendency towards obesity to their children. Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College in London published the findings in the British Journal of Nutrition showing the rats given access to junk foods when pregnant, and/or while breastfeeding had offspring that overate and favored junk foods such as donuts and potato chips.  read more »

There is a blame game being perpetrated all around us - it goes like this:

•“It’s all Bush’s fault.”
•“It’s those liberal Democrats with no values.”
•“It’s those fundamentalists (of any denomination) threatening our liberties and lives.”
•“It’s those corporations who are polluting the earth and stealing from the disenfranchised for their own selfish gains.”
•“It’s the United Nations’ fault for not helping the people in Darfur.”
•“It’s those greedy HMO’s who are maiming and killing people by refusing to provide health care to individuals in need.”
•“It’s the sensational and superficial media coverage which is keeping people ignorant and anesthetized.”
•“It’s the traffic that caused my lateness.”
•“It’s my boss’ fault that I didn’t get the job done.”
•"It’s my parents’ fault that I have low self-esteem.”
•“It’s my wife’s frigidity that caused me to cheat on her.”
•“It’s my husband’s obsession with his work and ignoring my needs which led to my depression.”
•“It’s my son’s ADHD which is causing his poor performance in school.”
•“It's my busy life which prevents me from taking time for myself, read with my child, have dinner with my family, volunteer for a cause, help a stranger on the street… ”

From global to personal issues, the constant choir of blame is endless.  read more »

Dear Mrs. Black,

It was January 1967 when this 11 year-old, frightened, little Israeli girl walked into your classroom for the first time. I had only arrived in the country two weeks before. Not knowing a word of English, I was placed in your class with other non-English speaking students.

I cannot describe the terror and confusion I was feeling that day. These feelings had been with me throughout the past few weeks. They began when the reality that I was leaving my country, my home, my extended family, my school, my friends, and all that was familiar to me. My father had told us that we were leaving Israel and moving to America.  read more »

Mom and Dad,

I am writing this letter to you because I’d be too pissed off if I was telling it to you directly, and I don’t think you’d listen anyway. You are completely hung up on what’s important to you and the only time you pay any attention to me is when there is a problem. Sure you care about my grades in school, my extra curricula activities, and that I stay away from drugs and drinking, but do you really care about ME?

You are completely clueless as to what is going on in my head.

I am miserable. I am scared and lonely most of the time. Life sucks! I hate school, especially all the frigging pressure you and my teachers pile on me. I already feel like a failure. No matter what I do, it’s never good enough. I get that you care about school, but I couldn’t care less about the future. I am unhappy now, and you are building me an unhappy future!  read more »