1 ) Gravitas – dignity A leader is expected to speak with gravitas. 2) Erudite – showing great knowledge that is based on careful study. An Erudite Professor . 3)…

O you who secretly shed tears,You who waste your precious pearls —The death of a few dreamsDoes not mean life has died. What is a dream, but waterAsleep upon the…

By Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though…

Modern self-help draws heavily on Stoic philosophy, but Aristotle was better at understanding real human happiness. Ancient Stoicism was pessimistic and grim. It denounced pleasure and required the suppression of…

You have thoughts, feelings, and desires. You remember your past and imagine your future. Sometimes you make special efforts; other times, you simply relax. All these things are true about…

Mindfulness promotes itself as value-neutral, but it is loaded with troubling assumptions about the self and the cosmos. I have a long history with meditation, although my involvement has been…

Cutting brings relief because emotion and pain criss-cross in the brain. Can we untangle this circuit and stop self-harm? Here’s what I remember: the first time I cut myself, I…

1) Swerve – to change direction suddenly The car swerved to avoid the child. 2) Eleemosynary – things related to charitable giving Monetary donations to eleemosynary institutes are tax deductible.…

We kept chasing happiness, but true clarity comes from depression and existential angst. Admit life is hell — and be free. A state of inner turbulence, apprehension, and negativity about…

Parents often say, “I just want my children to be happy.” But when we lose a sense of meaning, we tend to feel depressed. So, what is meaning? And why…