Category: Life & Living

The places we call home. Be it an apartment, a single-family house or a condominium, it’s a place of safety, solace and shelter – a place defined more by the people who live there than the dwelling itself. But the places we call home have changed drastically over the last nine months – shifting its traditional architype to something many of us never expected. With businesses and schools across the country moving their everyday operations remotely, homes are adding make-shift offices and classrooms to their overall floorplans. Others, who’ve sadly lost employment during the pandemic, are setting up dedicated quiet spaces for video interviews with organizations and recruiters, while struggling with the burden that their homes are a financial liability contingent upon employment. There’s no denying that families and spouses…

Exercising your privilege to vote is not something we should take lightly. It requires serious thought and reflection to grasp that casting our ballot doesn’t just determine an election, but it says a great deal about the person we are and the role model we will be for younger generations to come. Ask yourself, what does voting for Trump say about you? Casting our ballot is tied to personal perceptions about the kind of person we are – the values you instill in your family and in your children. While it’s easy to assume that voting is more about policies and economics, it’s an honest reflection of what we value and condemn, whether we realize it or not. Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express…

News is everywhere, and its sole purpose today seems to encourage divisiveness rather than unity. Today’s societal climate is a raging sea of confusion, judgment, adversity and animosity. The information being reported - both accurately and inaccurately - is extremely impactful as we go about our daily lives, none of which are spared involvement in one way or another.   The era of definitive and esteemed experts has been replaced by the internet’s unending stream of information. It often lacks credibility and statistical proof yet remains revered by those who cannot discern between what’s factual and what’s propaganda. This unending internet stream allows individuals to find the information which best supports their feelings, claims, views, decisions and biases – maintaining ignorance rather than challenging their own beliefs and trying to…