As we look forward to having many of our schools open again for classes for the first time since March, we realize that students may be f...

The children of today are living in fast times. When left to their own devices, most of our beloved digital natives, AKA, "screenagers, w...

We have been taught in our society that all stress is a bad thing. There is no doubt that mental stress over a long period of time is har...

As I write this, the cornavirus pandemic is in full swing. Putting all hyperbole aside, it is savagely laying waste, as the number of ca...

For many years, I was an avid runner, but due to osteoarthritis in my knees, I am not able to run anymore. So I get out and move by taki...

I came across a recent study from the University of Chicago that found only 14% of Americans say they are happy. This is down from 31% w...

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to participate on a team Zoom meeting with members of the human resource team for the city of Germantow...

As I write this, our nation is in crisis. Civil unrest ensues, as protests in major cities are happening as a reaction to a police office...

The children in our lives ("digital natives") have a much different relationship dynamic with tech as do we adults ("digital immigrants")...

The modern world in which we live seems to perpetuate the "glorification of busy." The hurried pace of our busy lives can wear us out bot...

I am a big fan of the late John Wooden. Wooden, who is widely hailed as one of the greatest coaches in the history of college basketball...

A few years ago I was presenting on the subject of mindfulness in schools at Rhodes College in my hometown of Memphis. The night before ...

As an educator who also works with elite athletes on mindfulness training and mental performance skills, I am always interested to see th...

As I am writing this, the corona virus pandemic shutdown is in full force and groups in some states are protesting because they claim the...

Like most of America, I have been watching ESPN's ten-part documentary on The Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, The Last Dance. I have b...

Yesterday I cleaned out some clutter from my house. With the coronavirus quarantine in full swing, it seemed like the thing to do, becau...

If we were to survey a large group of educators on what the primary purpose of education is, I guarantee that there would be no general c...

It is apparent that many of us are stressed, anxious, and perhaps even depressed from the coronavirus pandemic shut-down. This is unders...

One of the most used phrases we all constantly utter to one another is "How are you"? It is somewhat paradoxical when we ask someone how...

It would be a understatement to say that we are living in uncertain times. To put it mildly, our world has been turned upside down with ...