Thinks I find along the way
“You are not a mess. You are a feeling person in a messy world.” ~Glennon Doyle Melton. Go to the Source to read the article: How to Make Anxiety A Lot Less Painful
Go here to listen to an excellent podcast featuring Glennon with Eric Zimmer of my favorite podcast The One You Feed.
Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it. Source: The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science | Life and style | The Guardian
It’s hard to put a price on a human life, yet it’s especially difficult when the NRA throws its wallet behind preventing studies on the public health crisis that is gun violence. Source: The staggering cost we all pay for gun violence – Holy Kaw!
Craving answers for a cold-blooded crime. Source: Senseless Killing and the Need to Know Why | Psychology Today
Lama Rod Owens says protesting is a spiritual act that engages the practitioner’s body, speech, and mind in service to others. Source: Protest Is My Spiritual Practice – Lion’s Roar
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations, Lifehacker’s weekly dip into the pool of stoic wisdom, and how you can use its waters to reflect on and improve your life. Source: Stop Spending Time With People Who Drag You Down
No man is an island, even an immigrant. Source: TED: What we’re forgetting in the immigration debate – Holy Kaw!
Even if your only experience with electricity is your electric bill, you may want to know the difference between volts, amps and watts? This video explains.
Source: What’s the difference between volts, amps, and watts? – Holy Kaw!
We have to give the man who directed this video a lot of credit. Directing cats must be like, well, directing cats. And the final results are pretty fun.
Source: Short film about cats chasing a laser pointer – Holy Kaw!
Cher was originally scheduled to appear on this episode of “The Muppet Show” back in February, 1981, but after hearing Debbie Harry sing “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit, we’re glad the Blondie singer stepped in.
The best hijinks happen among people who live together, since the 24/7 access leads to real pranking creativity. Take a look at this poor victim, who had to listen to Earth, Wind, and Fire’s “September.”
Source: Man tortures roommate by playing “September” every day of the month – Holy Kaw!
Source: Simple Reminders – Google+
@flipboard | Official Flipboard account. Source: Tom Petty: The final interview
Yup
America has a staggering amount of gun violence. Why? The answer is obvious. Source: The problem is guns
Trump went all the way to Puerto Rico to talk about how great he is. Source: This is what it’s like to have a president utterly devoid of empathy
Asshat!
“Failure” is a major buzzword in parenting today: In order to raise successful, resilient kids, we need to let them fail. If your kid forgets his homework or his baseball glove at home, don’t bring it to him. If she’s struggling with building a block tower or later on, a term paper, or even later on (heaven forbid), getting to her first job on time, don’t step in. Only by struggling, and sometimes failing, do kids learn exactly what they must do to succeed. Source: Teach Resilience by Asking Your Kids for Help When You Have a Setback
Let it go, they say when you screw up. Move on, forget about it, what’s done is done. No, says a recent study, you need to feel bad in order to learn. Source: Why It’s Good to Feel Bad When You Make a Mistake
As recent events in Las Vegas have impressed upon all of us, we live in a world where active shooting emergencies happen from time to time. This video offers some advice of what to do if you’re ever in that situation; warning, it contains graphic dramatic enactments of a shooting.
Source: What to do in an active shooter emergency – Holy Kaw!
Scrambled eggs are easy to make, but they’re kind of difficult to make perfectly. Rubbery, dry curds are no good, but runny scrambles can be just as offensive. Don’t worry though, we’re going to show you how to make perfect scrambled eggs every time, no matter how you like ‘em. 
Source: How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs, No Matter How You Like Them
It’s not what you think, here’s what to do instead. Source: 3 Essential Secrets to Writing & Selling a Popular Book | Psychology Today
Bright, shiny objects! 
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