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2023 Lessons & Favorites
How much would you pay to come back to this moment if you were 90 years old? When was the last time you closed your eyes and asked yourself if you’re doing the right thing? Our good friend Barrett ponders these questions in his latest Philoso-Feed blog which features...
Aaron Rodgers is no longer “a provocateur with a purpose”
Over the past several years, Aaron Rodgers has ruffled feathers and gained followers by offering himself "as a champion of both counterculture ideals and conventional wisdom," according to Washington Post columnist Candace Buckner. "These days, when Rodgers wakes up...
McGinnity Family Foundation: Giving Voice to Our Young People
We believe there is an amazing, untapped potential that resides in the minds and hearts of our young people that needs to be nourished, cultivated and shared. We believe we can transform the world by giving a voice to our young people and allow them to tap into the...
Managing Your Mood in the Cold, Dark Winter
Winter weather. Less and weaker sunlight. Shorter days and more darkness. For many, winter can be downright depressing! Between winter-onset seasonal depression and those with year-round depression, about 1 in 5 Americans suffer from clinical depression this time of...
Knowing A Person Better Starts with Better Conversations
"Don't be a topper," and "don't fear the pause." These are two of the valuable tips to help us have deeper conversations and relationships that Author David Brooks shares in his new book How to Know a Person: the Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. In...
Google Counting On Gemini to Set New AI Standard
Google has just launched their must anticipated artificial intelligence model which they hope will help them jump ahead in the AI competition. They started out on the right foot by naming it Gemini. As we all know, Geminis are intellectually curious and are the social...
Trees4Children – A Sustainable Solution
In the Eastern Province of Kenya near Kitui is a remarkable village that is on the verge of becoming self-sustaining. Thanks to generous and compassionate donors, villagers plant and harvest 30,000 Melia trees planted each year. Trees are then sold as lumber and made...
Liberia’s notorious ‘General Butt Naked’
This former Liberian rebel commander, known as "General Butt Naked" was featured in our 1st episode, "the Unforgiven." He was notorious for sacrificing children and charging into battle in the nude, but is now trying to find redemption by saving ex-child soldiers...
Think Free Threads and Thangs
An eclectic and wonderful apparel line that promotes free, independent and thought-provoking speech. Just the kind of stuff we love to wear! Check it out here!
Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the Extreme: Father Ubald Rugirangoga
Father Ubald survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide of the Tutsi people where one million people were killed in 90 days. He lost 80 members of his own family and 45,000 of his congregation. He is renowned for bringing healing, forgiveness, peace, and reconciliation to all...