Essay Mind vs. Brain Picture a large red balloon. It is filled with helium, so it's floating in the air - being carried along by the wind as it drifts hither and yon. The
Essay How Did it Happen? A question every course student has asked, and one we often still ponder, is this: How did it happen? Or variants of that basic question such as: why did it
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Essay Our Life and Others In order to graduate with an Electrical Engineering degree, there were many focused classes I needed to master - beginning with several calculus curricula. Likewise, my university schoolmates studying Economics
Essay Seinfeld and ACIM Growing up, one of the most popular shows on television was Seinfeld - an irreverent comedy with superficial characters of questionable morals. I watched it every Thursday evening. As did
Essay 3 Rules for Life Marcus Aurelius, considered by many scholars to have been the greatest Roman emperor, lived between the years 121 - 180. Not only was he an exceptional leader, but he spent
Essay The Perils of Punishment-Minded Feedback For a couple years I worked under a nasty boss. He was very smart, but dreadfully upsetting. Not a single mistake escaped his attention, nor his insufferable frankness. No matter
Essay What An Open Classroom Can Teach Us About Spiritual Growth How well am I growing on my spiritual path? It's a natural question to ask. We sincerely would like to know whether the lessons we're practicing, the thoughts we're thinking,
Essay Poisoned by the Ego I was out to lunch with colleagues from work - a wonderful Chinese restaurant we'd dined in many times in the past. Meals were served, conversations abound, then we headed
Essay We Don't Know What Anything Means Have you ever been in a situation where something happened – perhaps an unkind word was uttered or deed committed – and you felt certain you knew the purpose behind it? But
Essay Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind I never saw the movie. I have no idea what it’s about. But I love the title. Let’s talk about that concept of a spotless mind, particularly from
Essay Working With Past Trauma Anyone who experiences present pain caused by past trauma knows how distressing it can be. While the event may have been over long ago, it feels very existent right now.