As human-beings, one of the greatest blessings we've inherited is the gift of language. What's even more fascinating is how we have the capacity to create an art of love, peace, and even conflict by the sheer choice of words we get to pick in our everyday expressions. With words, we also possess the power to create infinite...[ read more ]
As the New Year kicks off to its full swing, there are much talks about making meaningful resolutions and finding ways to actualize them without fail. Though unique and different every year, one common theme that always seems to be re-emerging around this time is how to increase productivity and become more successful. Productivity is often considered as the number...[ read more ]
In modern lives, play is not something many people entertain or even incorporate as part of a daily routine. For most adults, play is regarded as trivial and its significance, under-estimated. More often than not, play is thought of something that’s exclusive to the world of children. A new body of research is proving it to be otherwise. It turns...[ read more ]
Marriage is a sacred covenant between two people, committing to a lasting relationship. In reality, however, couples do invariably encounter some challenging moments in their ongoing efforts to preserve the intimate pledge. If and when dissolution of marriage has to be considered, it can be construed as a symptom of a rupture causing extreme pain experienced in the...[ read more ]
All of Life is RELATIONSHIP; it is how we relate to people, things, ideas, and our past experiences that define who we are. Our RELATIONSHIP to our ideas – cultural, religious, social, moral – provides the most fundamental basis for gauging our sense of who we are as we progress through life. But it is our RELATIONSHIP to others that...[ read more ]
The science of happiness has been increasingly gaining public attention in recent years as researchers are trying to delineate the specific determinants of individual sense of well-being or life satisfaction. What constitutes human happiness has long been considered to be subjective but recent studies are showing that it might not be entirely so. Happiness Gene According to experts, the level...[ read more ]
A recent study has challenged the previous understanding and revealed that over-correcting gross motor activity in children with ADHD can actually decline their cognitive functioning and hence, their academic performance (Sarver et al., 2015). [1] New Findings Contrary to the common notion, researchers concluded that children with ADHD rely heavily on movement and motor activity to perform their executive functions,...[ read more ]
Any legislation involving the matter of life and death has to be emotionally charged and controversial. For more than a decade, the subject of euthanasia has sparked much debate among various patient rights advocacy groups and religious leaders in terms of its moral, ethical, and legal grounds and ramifications. The practice of deliberately ending a life in order to relieve...[ read more ]
In this era of mobile technology, video games have never been more popular. Among them, Pokemon by Nintendo is considered to be one of the most beloved games with the biggest fan base around the globe. Since its creation 17 years ago, Pokemon has dominated the field of mobile games, especially with the latest version of Pokemon Go released early...[ read more ]
Homelessness is a chronic issue plaguing our society at large. Since the 2008 recession, the problem is not getting better but only worse. California is one of the major states continually struggling to deal with a rising homeless population which is now estimated at 27,000 – a number that’s expected to grow even more if left unattended. In response to...[ read more ]
