Each of us lives in a community. Few people can truly claim they are not part of any community. We are part of a neighborhood or city community. Or maybe we’re part of a rural community. We may be part of a religious community (e.g congregation). Most of us are part of a school community, […]
Human relationships are important because they affect us all. We are all part of relationships with other people. These relationships can lift us up and make us feel good, which brings light into our lives. Sometimes relationships can also drag us down and hurt us. Since we all want to feel good, we should do […]
If you’re a parent, please seek out the best, most sound information on good parenting you can find. Be open to change for the sake of your children’s well-being (which, in turn, is better for all of us).
Often, we hear messages that spread throughout our culture and become slogans or cliches. They gain popularity and permeate the culture. We then tend to repeat them as if they are irrefutable wisdom. But as I have heard and evaluated some common messages we hear, I find that many are incomplete or outright erroneous. While […]
We live in the UNITED States of America. But that word, “united,” seems to be struggling lately in our country. Perhaps we can say there is a unity recession more than an economic recession. This is a great nation, but we have some room for improvement. We could do more to share the light of […]
Last week while attending a public event in my community, I observed some darkness in a family’s interactions. The family was walking toward the parking area (I assume to leave). Their little girl, perhaps about 6 years old, was crying and screaming that she wanted something that the parents* didn’t buy her there. The mom* […]
From 2018 to 2020 I worked to complete a master’s degree program at Westminster College and earned the degree of Master of Arts in Community Leadership. Because of the coronavirus pandemic that started during my final semester, I graduated without completing my thesis project. My thesis research focused on the nature of parenting in Tooele […]
Driving a motor vehicle on public roadways is a nearly universal experience for Americans. According to Hedges & Company, about 89% of adult Americans have a driver’s license (https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2018/10/number-of-licensed-drivers-usa/). Since we’re all out there on the same roads and since motor vehicles can be dangerous equipment, it makes sense for us all to be on […]
“Rules were meant to be broken,” some people say. Product commercials have often emphasized the same idea, implying that we’re not cool enough if we’re not breaking rules of tradition or social expectations. On the other hand, we sometimes hear in political circles an emphasis on the importance of “the rule of law.” For much […]
For some time now, I have felt that one of our biggest needs in the United States is unity. Our economic prosperity is often where we point and say things need to improve or we pick out some particular social difficulty and say it needs to improve. But I believe that if we as a […]