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Inspired by a question I answered this morning on GAGS, the question was “When do you think women will finally be equal to men?” Equality is important, but trying to make women the same as men in every way isn’t always...

Happy Lunar New Year!!! This year, January 29, 2025 marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Do you celebrate or have you ever wondered what happens during these celebrations? Lunar New Year is also known as...

In Texas, there are a few places that get the occasional snow, but for the most part year around it's about 75F+, emphasis on the plus + humidity. It's frickin' hot here. The joke is to bring a sweater when you visit, not...

Silence in conversations is often underrated but can be surprisingly impactful. It gives us a chance to think and reflect, letting moments of stillness deepen connections. Instead of rushing to fill every pause with...

If you are watching the news in the US lately, you'll know that this year has been particularly bad along the East and Gulf coast in terms of hurricanes forming that have or will effect the US like the current hurricane...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lp0-8Ibkczc Guys, I am allowing you to win this argument. There, I said it! A decorative pillow or cushion, used on beds or couches is not a pillow. It's just decor and serves no actual...

If you want to be happy, always give your brain 🧠 a target 🎯, whenever you complete that target your brain will release happy hormones, the result will be you will be happy and you will believe in everything you do. The...

Mindfulness I listened to a mindfulness podcast. It was about 20 minutes of the sounds of a quietly babbling brook with a throaty woman softly saying little meditations for me to focus on. I couldn't have disagreed more....

I've been on the minimalism journey for the past three years, and it's truly amazing. I've identified 5 ways it makes life so much better. Feel free to add your own experiences and ideas! 1. More time. I am not picking...

There is a popular sound on tiktok of a girl harmonizing with a kitchen fan. I have listened to it over and over again because it struck me so hard. This is what it sounds like to me: I’m 10 and it’s spring time at the...

A few years back, I worked at a Children's Museum as a manager. We had this huge outdoor water area with a lot of metal parts and high trees, things that lightning tends to get along with very well. Our protocol was that...

The pros to living alone Living alone has plenty of benefits whether you’re an introvert or a social butterfly. Here are five advantages to living alone in an apartment: 1. The space is yours, so you can decorate with...

I'm writing this as a catharsis but I'm also I'm hoping that it will be helpful for someone. Life is so very hard and sometimes we get hard on ourselves as well and we tend to forget or we live our lives unaware of...

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! The squeals of mainly women and young girls were heard this past Christmas as plenty received one of the hot ticket items...a Stanley Cup. No seriously, a Stanley Cup, not to...

If it's only October, and you've already bought a few Christmas decor items or you'd rather be prepared for the season long before the chaos starts, you're in the right place. Big retail and decor stores don't think like...

I cannot believe I’m up so early AGAIN but Im so tired of this recurring ending to my dreams. It always ends where my mouth is full of long whitish pasta noodles which look like parasites but isn't! I keep trying to pull...

For if you forgive men of their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men of their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Do you really know what forgiveness...

Christians are often accused of "being judgmental", as though that's actually something to be ashamed of. It isn't. The only people who don't like being judged are those who have very low, or no, standards. They want to...