The time honored essence of gift giving can never be lost even in today’s technologically based society where we can instantly be gratified by simply buying ourselves something online.  We don’t have the need to wait anymore for any special occasion or reason to buy, instead we buy just because we feel like we deserve it. How can we still honor the notion of gift giving when we can choose to buy and give ourselves gifts whenever we feel the need to celebrate any milestone no matter how small?   We…

It has long been studied that our mind and brain are two separate components, dating back to Philosophers such as Rene Descartes. Our mind is centered around laws of reasoning versus the brain which centers around laws of physics. With this notion of a dualist view of our mental construct,  many of us have been lead to believe that as we age, we become more rigid and set in our ways of thinking and doing things. We become inflexible and and have difficulty changing and adjusting. In recent findings in…

The century old word “pioneer” is often associated with people who were faced with physical and mental hardship, leaving behind things they loved and cherish to explore and stake claim to uncharted lands.  The word “pioneer” today, still holds true to it’s century old connotation of making claim to something new and unknown, but we seldom want to experience what a pioneer has to endure but rather want to receive the reward only. The concept of being a “pioneer” in a relationship can bring a new perspective to couples today.…

As we sit relaxing inside one of our usual  coffee shop in the late afternoon, trying to get out of the summer heat to enjoy the cool air conditioned air, we routinely have our lattes and laptop ready to do some work.  What was unnoticeable at first is very apparent when you really start to look around the the coffee shop. To the right you can see a few single individuals who all have earphones plugged in their ears and are tuned out of their surrounding, yet to the left…