What is moral virtue? According to Aristotle (384 B.C. - 322 B.C.), an ancient Greek philosopher, it is the measure of how we act, both in our dealing with others and towards situations that arise in our

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We treat pursuits and ambitions as goals that define who we are. You can walk up to almost anyone on the street and immediately learn what single desire is driving that person's life. I want to be an engineer.

Laughter is the best medicine. Surely you've heard this cliché countless times in your life, but have you ever stopped to consider what this statement actually means? And if laughter really is the best

Just be yourself. Why is this piece of advice so difficult to follow? Just work harder. Why do we so often take this advice and find we are just spinning our wheels with no real results? There are some

If you earn $52,000 a year, you are one of the top 1% richest people in the world.[1] The average American household brings in $51,939 a year.[2] These facts raise some concerns. First and foremost, the

If you find yourself consuming large amounts of self-help material without seeing the results you desire, you are not alone. I found myself in that exact position when I realized I had read more about

Whether it is a necessary root canal or the prospect of flying for the first time, our mind always seems to find a way to worry about seemingly mandatory, albeit unpleasant parts of life. After all, getting

Waves in the ocean and human beings share many similarities, with one key distinction. Both the wave and the human being are born into this world, made of this world. No two waves are ever exactly the

Life is short. This phrase gets thrown around a lot by parents and grandparents, but have you ever actually stopped to question the validity of it yourself? Is life actually short? Is there any way to

You were not born to be anxious around other people. Society has conditioned you to be very concerned with the opinions of others, so you fear any negative judgement. You do not need to be rich to be

The old dog rests. With no immediate urges or needs, he feels compelled to do nothing but close his eyes and enjoy one of his signature dozes. No worries occupy his mind and no anxieties upset him. He

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My stomach feels empty, but I continue to trudge along in search of food. I stumble across a flower, so succulent and so sweet, a delightful present to take my mind off the heat. I don't come across these

Who are you? If I were to ask you right now, who are you, how would you respond? Most people would start by telling me their name, a sound that they use as a title to represent all of their past experiences

Conventions Rule Our Lives We agree as a society to assign sounds and written words to objects and experiences so that we can more easily communicate with one another. These systems of language and