What differentiates the “human being” from non-human beings? Reason enough to ask comes from both historical record and the daily account of man’s blatant inhuman behavior, reflecting an unchecked rush toward satisfaction of “animal appetites”. Consider the “seven deadly vices” as ingrained animal kingdom characteristics which are, of course, markedly advanced in the human: …
Perhaps I was doomed to be an “Odd Fellow” from the start. My father was a card-carrying member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. (Yes, it’s a real organization! http://www.ioof.org/) But, quite apart from this formal association, he did a lot of “odd” things informally … like keeping two sets of books as an…
There is an increasing concern – at least an increasing discussion – about the fact that earth has finite dimensions and finite resources while its population – at this cusp of the 21st century – is threatening to exhaust both available space and resources within a foreseeable future. More than a few scientists and arm-chair…
“… the students who persisted in college were not necessarily the ones who had excelled academically …; they were the ones with exceptionalcharacter strengths, like optimism and persistence and social intelligence.” “Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification” by Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman This 800-page tome was developed to help understand and explain…
Assertive OWNERSHIP of who we are and where we are is one of the most critical links between current circumstances and who or where we COULD be /\ WANT to be. It’s the difference between letting life happen and making life happen … between mediocrity and magnificence … between winning and losing … between mere…