What does it mean to have freedom? Freedom is only truly “free” when it applies to everyone, not a select few... I used to be proud to be an American. But not anymore, not the America I see unfolding in front of my eyes. It was never supposed to be “us” versus “them”. The powerful love pitting us against each other so that we are so busy fighting, we won’t notice what is actually going on. Why are we labeling others based on a color association? We aren't in kindergarten anym

An Italian almond cookie, Biscotti go well with coffee and it is super fun to dunk them into any drink, especially any type of milk. They are baked twice, giving them their signature crunchy texture. Since you are baking them yourself, you are in control of how hard you want the cookies to be. The rule of thumb is that the longer you bake them, the crunchier they will be. This also means that if you bake them a little less, they will come out softer for those of you who don’t

We make choices every day, from the moment we wake up in the morning until when we turn off the lights and hop into bed. For breakfast, you have so many choices including anything from having milk and sugar in coffee, only milk, only sugar, or straight up black. Then you have so many options to choose from for food choices. You make decisions to create the lifestyle and patterns you want in your world. Perhaps it is concerning family, school, and the neighborhood we live in.

Someone recently told me that he is “always hoping to find peace.”   In theory, I agree, but I realized in reality, I disagree. You can't simply hope with no actions. It's as if you're a bystander with lots and lots of hope and no actions to follow suit.   I believe that if you truly want peace, you fight for it. Conversely, some peace isn't worth fighting for. Instead, it brings more peace to simply go your separate ways.    Prominent figures in history who truly wanted peac

Guest Post by Yuzu Use Sunscreen before your flight Especially if you are seated in a window seat, don't forget to use sunscreen or makeup that contains SPF. Planes fly at a closer altitude to the sun and now you don't have to worry about those sun rays coming in from the window where there's that one person who refuses to close it for everyone around him.   You can lift your aisle armrest If you are seated in an aisle seat and need to temporarily move your armrest, push the