It's link round-up time! Today we're celebrating Dirty Dancing, which came out on August 21st, 1987 and went on to become a massive box office hit despite being a low-budget film with no star names attached! You can watch the movie in honor of today if you want, but I'm going to spend the day dreaming big, because sometimes the underdog wins and sometimes success comes by … [Read more...]
Procrastination or Learning Lessons?
When throwing yourself into something new, those first few days weeks or months are some of the most exciting and interesting moments you can have. Particularly when you are plying your hand at achieving a long term goal – something that may be monumental in the way you live your life, whether this be financially, or through or a career, or whatever it may be. Life is good, … [Read more...]
The Siren’s Song: Your Call to Action
Sparks of pain fly through my chest, making me cough and squeeze my eyes. I’m trembling, because I have no idea what is happening. I’m sitting at my desk in the staffroom of a Japanese high school, with frigid air blowing freely inside from a wide open window to my right. My hands are trembling and I look outside at the blue sky and rolling clouds, wishing I was out there. As … [Read more...]
Open Thread: What Will You Do For Yourself Today?
So many of us get into a routine -- go to work, go to school, come home, eat, sleep, watch some TV... What's missing though? Everyone needs some down time -- a chance to read something that has nothing to do work (I prefer fiction myself), a chance to feel better with a workout, a bike ride, or even just a walk outside, a chance to sit around on your porch and drink … [Read more...]
Freedom: The Ability To Act – Or Just Complain
In the United States, we believe in freedom. We believe in voting on our leaders, choosing our grocery stores, reading whatever books we want, and watching late night television that mocks the leaders we voted on. Many other countries don't have the freedom we believe in. They strive to rise out of poverty, to live even a basic life. A life where they can simply have … [Read more...]