Learning new things often requires some amount of discomfort. It can be frustrating to be really bad at something when you are first acquiring a skill. You may feel lost when encountering topics you ...

It’s never too early to teach your kids to appreciate nature. In fact, the sooner they learn, the better. They need to be able to appreciate the natural world and understand how important it is to ...

Let’s not let the past year of discontent and our ruts leak into this new year. Make 2025 the year of appreciation regardless of any dissatisfaction. Exercise a new viewpoint, literally. Physically ...

I haven’t had the best 2025, especially the early part of the year. Some things happened in my personal life and my dog died. And there are a lot of outside factors causing plenty of people stress ...

If you’ve ever felt like your kids just want more and more, you’re not alone. Finding ways to help children appreciate what they have can be tough when it seems like there’s always something new to ...

Final Fantasy VIII is my favorite game in the series, at least from a sentimental standpoint. Some call it the black sheep of the series, but when it comes to setting and characters, this entry is top ...

If you had asked my slightly younger ass three years ago why I wrote a movie about an 18-year-old who meets her 39-year-old self during a life-changing mushroom trip while camping with her friends, I ...

I'll be the first to admit that my dorm room is a mess. I've got clothes, shoes, and food wrappers everywhere, and it would probably take me a good ten minutes to find the TV remote. However, it's not ...

As a young baby boomer, I often frequented the Berkshire Museum, but never spent time viewing the paintings on display. It wasn’t until I took an art history course in college that I learned to ...

Since her debut in 2008, Francesca Battistelli has earned six Dove Awards (including 2011 "Artist of the Year") as well as a Grammy nomination and 19 Dove Award nominations. Both her RIAA ...