We all have prejudices, usually based on our experiences or beliefs. And these prejudices get amplified by the company we keep, as many people like to associate with like-minded people. Unfortunately, this can create a false sense of reality, allowing us to live in an “echo chamber of truth.” It is incumbent upon each of…
Category: In Our Personal Lives
Jarvis Landry: ‘It means everything’ to help fight for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry is supporting the fight for a cure to Cystic Fibrosis. Source: Jarvis Landry: ‘It means everything’ to help fight for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis
Red Sox fans take homeless fan out to the ballgame with their extra ticket
Three friends with an extra ticket were heading to Tuesday’s Boston Red Sox game, looking for someone to give it to. Sean Wetzonis, Pedro Lugo and Francisco Rios and another friend, all from Malden, Massachusetts, had their whole evening planned out. They’d make the trek into Boston to watch their Red Sox play the Toronto…
‘She’s Kicking Cancer’s Butt’: Teen Survivor Joins Bikeathon To Support Children’s Hospital
Thousands of cyclists set off on a two-day adventure this weekend with the goal of raising more than $3 million for Children’s Hospital Colorado. Source: ‘She’s Kicking Cancer’s Butt’: Teen Survivor Joins Bikeathon To Support Children’s Hospital
Doctors Said She’d Die Before High School. But She Wanted to Go to College.
Diagnosed with a deadly genetic disease as a child, Megan Crowley wanted to do more than just survive it. She wanted to live a full life. Source: Doctors Said She’d Die Before High School. But She Wanted to Go to College.
Bullying: The Whopper Jr. vs. the High School Jr.
We all can to do better…
Williams-Sonoma to sell 9/11 firefighter’s ‘Shark Tank’ product, the CupBoardPro
It was one of the most heartbreaking segments in “Shark Tank” history. Keith Young’s dream of selling his unique cutting board on “Shark Tank” was finally realized, after his death, when his three children appeared on the ABC show, pitched his CupBoardPro, and were instantly overwhelmed with more than $1 million in orders they had trouble…
I Want to Talk About My Son Brooks | By Rich Hill
“There’s no blueprint for how to go on after you’ve lost a newborn child. You just kind of have to try to do the best you can. In whatever way allows you to make it to the next day.” Rich Hill I knew it was going to be bad as soon as I opened that…
A True Hero: Student killed in UNCC shooting praised for fighting gunman
Howell was from Waynesville, North Carolina, a city in the western part of the state near the junction where the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains meet. A student athlete who ran cross-country and played soccer in high school, Howell also participated in Evironthons — events designed to raise awareness about climate issues. A close…
Young mothers bond over cancer diagnosis, use experience to raise $45K for research
Imagine being a busy mom with a career and husband when you suddenly learn you have cancer. Source: Young mothers bond over cancer diagnosis, use experience to raise $45K for research
Kids donate their dollars to non-profit coffee shop that was burglarized
Burglars made off with $1,400 intended to be donated to the less fortunate from The Tova Coffeehouse last Sunday night. Source: Kids donate their dollars to non-profit coffee shop that was burglarized
