Ilwaco High School Valedictorian Explains What School is Like During the Coronavirus

One of the most significant rites of passage for any U.S. high school senior is graduation and all of the events surrounding it. I fondly remember my senior breakfast and being handed my diploma up on stage. I remember standing next to my parents and having our photo taken with my honor cords draped around…

It's been a tough time for people around the world

What is Up With America’s Obsession with Arguing?

Recently I posted an article about how to learn yoga and was personally attacked for suggesting that videos and books are an option. I agree they aren’t the best option. The ideal way to learn yoga is in person from a certified yoga instructor, but now I’ll get comments asking me why an instructor needs to be certified if they’ve been teaching for over a decade and are properly trained. It seems like someone is always picking a fight.

 

I also posted about the medical benefits of CBD oil, and someone started trying to argue about all the different manufacturing processes and which company is superior. It seems everyone in America has strong opinions and feels it necessary always to share those opinions with others. I’ve traveled to over 20 countries in the last few years, and I’ve found that the need to argue every little point is, for the most part, an American phenomenon. Yes, people share differences of opinion all around the world, but generally in a much kinder manner. So, what is up with America’s obsession with arguing?

Kids at a Let's Imagine yoga camp

Who is Let’s Imagine and Why Have I Joined Their team?

Somewhere right now there is a little boy in an impoverished country feeling lost and forgotten. He is fortunate that he has the basics in life: shelter, food, and water; but his young life is still a struggle. He has to work long days helping his parents in the little café they own in Bali.…