How does the concept of predetermined fate affect free will in decision making?

The relationship between the concept of predetermined fate and free will in decision-making is a complex and debated philosophical and theol...

There is enormous power in words.

A group of frogs were hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business , when two of them fell into a deep pit. ...

Essential Life Lessons from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson. A literary pioneer. Not only did he find the basis of Transcendentalism, or Bright Romanticism writing; he made g...

An intuition guided by a survival instinct

Centuries ago, a regal figure embarked on a journey to consult a seer who could unravel the mysteries of what lay ahead. This king sought to...

The Practical Benefits of Outrageous Optimism

If you ask me, everything is pretty frickin' great these days. Your life and my life are both going to continue to increase in awe...

What could the loss of insects mean for the ecosystems that sustain us?

A few days ago, I opened a jar of honey that I hadn't touched for months. The thick golden treacle was dotted with black spots - ants wh...

Top 10 Things You Can't Prove But People Believe Anyway

  Empirical proof helps us validate what we should and shouldn't believe, but sometimes cold hard facts just aren't available. Even ...

The Whispers of Three: A Day Woven with Strange Coincidences

  Some mornings begin with a feeling—a strange hunch that today, something is different . For one man, that feeling began at 3 AM. He woke u...

Does Changing Your Name Bring You Luck?

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt once predicted that in the future people around the world will change their names to escape all t...

Shun Violence to Be Happy

As we all are aware, we are witnessing increasingly shocking acts of violence these days from linguistic groups, terrorist attacks and i...

Write in Sand, Etch in Stone: A Lesson on Friendship and Forgiveness

  The desert sun blazed overhead as two close friends journeyed together across the endless stretch of golden dunes. They walked in silence,...