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A lot of people would wonder why any elderly person would bother with weight loss. Really, aren’t they supposed to be relaxing and not stressing themselves out in their golden years? Well, they’re about to be re-schooled by Jessica Slaughter, an 86-year-old grandmother from St Louis, Missouri. This determined senior citizen went down from a […]
· 6 min read
For decades, women have been told that there is only one body type that is beautiful. In recent years we have been challenging that narrative to make the world a more body-positive place for everyone. This pair of best friends set out to do just that. They have been sharing “same outfit, different bodies” pictures, […]
· 5 min read
Social media can be a great and horrible way to share your news. For most, its main purpose is to update friends, family, and followers on interesting vacation, job positions, and yummy-looking meals. People share links to news outlets on topics they are passionate about. Perhaps the best kind of news is personal like births, […]
· 3 min read
Being a new mother can be an extremely stressful time. You spend 9 months literally growing a baby inside you, and then all of a sudden, or after an agonizing 22-hour-long marathon birth, you have a tiny life to take care of. Many new mothers feel a little lost, which is why I wanted to […]
· 8 min read
Dr. Leonard Sax has been a family physician for over 30 years, and in his three decades of practice he has had the opportunity to observe hundreds of parent-child interactions. In 2015, he wrote about his observations in the Wall Street Journal, and they are discouraging, to say the least. In the piece entitled “Parenting […]
· 4 min read
Thailand authorities are warning tourists to stop riding elephants in their country as heart-wrenching images of the beaten animals exploded on Twitter. The caption was: “You can stop inhumanity tortured on elephants by stop riding an elephant!” The pictures in question are suspected to be from Phuket, one of the most popular vacation spots in […]
· 3 min read
Unless you’re an immortal jellyfish, death will play an inevitable role in your life. And although loss and dying have always been a part of human existence, it seems none of us have ever quite gotten used to it. Misconceptions abound about the process of dying, especially as it relates to the death of a […]
· 4 min read
Do you remember going through a “phase” when you were a kid? Maybe when you were two years old you developed an intense interest in trains, or maybe your sister was obsessed with the solar system? There are now a myriad of television shows out there, like the Ellen Degeneres Show, or Steve Harvey’s “Little […]
· 3 min read
We all know how parents work hard to support their kids. For 18+ years, moms and dads will do just about anything to make sure their children are comfortable and provided for. Many people first think of expensive cars or luxurious vacations as a way to spend their wages. However, the expression “home is where […]
· 3 min read
Do good, and good shall come to you. When Elmer Alvarez stumbled upon a $10,000 check lying freely on a busy street corner, the last thing anyone would expect from him would be that he’d return it. Elmer did a shocking thing. It was the right thing. He returned the money as quickly as he […]
· 7 min read
No matter who you ask, all people really have the same goal: to get the most out of their life. Usually, that means living one that is happy, fulfilling, and long. There are a number of things that can be done to achieve this, and you may be surprised to find out that you are […]
· 4 min read
When we’re young, we think we know it all. I have it all figured out, you think. It’s extremely sobering to understand that you, in fact, don’t have all the answers. Time and again, the people who have lived full lives and can look back on those life experiences will acknowledge that they knew very […]