The Media Uses Righteous Indignation to Manipulate the Masses. You Can Stop Them
How Dare You! Your blood boils, your pupils dilate, and you feel your cheeks burning red with rage. The anger coursing through your body is … Read more
Opinion
Pragmatic Vs Idealistic: Balance Your Two Selves & Live Your Best Life
To be young and idealistic – with the whole world in front of you and nothing holding you back. Or to be older and more … Read more
The Abysmal State of America’s Sick Leave Policies
The lack of structured sick leave policies in the United States leads to a dangerous underbelly of infection. When only the privileged can afford to … Read more
6 Awesome Benefits of Living in a Small Town (and 4 Pitfalls)
“Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world” Journey, Don’t Stop Believing Journey makes living in a small town seem like a … Read more
What is Generational Poverty? Facts, Causes, and How To Overcome It
Generational poverty is the opposite of generational wealth. Instead of inheriting a solid financial foundation and getting a leg up in life, kids are taught … Read more
How America’s Toxic Work Culture is Destroying Us
Americans are crazy (I can say that proudly, as an American). We have tons of pride in weird things and little to no satisfaction in … Read more
The Insidious Myth of the “Dream Job”
What’s your dream job? That thing you want to do for the rest of your life, the job that gives your life meaning and value? … Read more
Honoring Our Grandmothers by Living a Life They Couldn’t
I’ve been thinking about my grandmother a lot lately. She passed away about 6 years ago, but her health had been failing for a long … Read more
Subverting the Life Script
We all know what we’re supposed to do, right? Graduate high school, go to college, land a decent job, get married, buy a house, have … Read more
Canada’s Covid-19 Response
The great thing about building a blogger network is that you can make friends with people from around the world. In writing about US policies … Read more