This is a story about a dog who was born on Christmas Eve, 2002. He was born with 3 legs - 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which needed to be amputated. He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him. He was rejected and scorned. His first owner also did not think that he could survive. Therefore , he was thinking of putting...
Exploring why our education system may be stifling rather than nurturing creative thinking A TED talk about education and how we are teaching kids to grow out of creativity in school. The notes I took during watching the video highlight some fascinating insights about our education system and how it shapes (or limits) creative thinking. Key Insights from the Talk Communication equals literacy: Communication is just as important as literacy to teach children Children embrace...
Reading some news feeds this morning and found this article interesting about true love. The findings overturn the conventional view that love and sexual desire peak at the start of a relationship and then decline as the years pass. The Love Brain Study A team from Stony Brook University in New York scanned the brains of couples who had been together for 20 years and compared them with those of new lovers. They found that...
It has been another really long day but it is really great to be with family again. They all went to bed after watching Big People Little World where one of their family friends (Mike) died suddenly. After watching that episode it really gets you thinking about life and what is important. Some of you know that in my personal life this year didn't go as expected. I'm starting to write my last post of...
Reflections on unconditional happiness and detachment "Perhaps true happiness is something different from this clinging and pushing away. Perhaps true happiness is an internal thing." But this running toward and running away; can it ever provide us with lasting happiness? We're happy with our kids, but the little rascals tend to grow up, and then reject everything we have ever taught them. As they go their own way. Perhaps true happiness is something different from...
Explore the fascinating differences between our brain hemispheres and what they might say about how you perceive the world She spins to the right for me... The human brain is perhaps the most fascinating and complex structure in the known universe. Though it appears as a single organ, our brains are divided into two distinct hemispheres, each with specialized functions and processing styles. This hemispheric specialization, commonly known as "brain dominance," influences how we perceive,...