As I think about the end of this year, I realize that many people, myself included, may feel that they would have liked to have used their time better and accomplished a lot more than they did, so far this year. I like to think of things in a positive light, and I also like …
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One subject I am fascinated by is the human brain. One night I spent quite awhile at a website called Sharpbrains.com. It contains many interesting articles covering different aspects of this topic, including brain plasticity, brain health, cognitive development, attention, and memory. It also has a large section of Brain Teasers which are fun to try. …
When we have certain goals we want to accomplish, it can be helpful to write out a plan listing the steps we will need to take, what we will need, and our desired date for completion. Recently I found a very useful form that I believe will make it easy to write out plans to …
Yesterday I was thinking about blogging about some ways we could use time in order to have a feeling of accomplishment as we finish off the year. I will still blog about that, but meanwhile, last night, I suddenly realized this is not only the end of a year, 2009, but the end of a …
Ever since I was a child, I have loved learning and been fascinated by information. That is why I decided, in Grade 12, to become a teacher. After university, I taught school for a year. Although my life and career path have taken me in other directions since then, I still love to research, learn, …
There are times when one seemingly “small” act of kindness can powerfully impact the recipient’s life for years to come. Such was the case in late October, 1963, when my Grade One teacher placed a bookmark on my desk. Printed in felt marker below a little drawing of a smiling pumpkin, was this simple sentence: …