In 1958, Dr. Seuss wrote a story called Yertle the Turtle about a nice little pond called Sala-ma-Sond, where there were enough resources for everyone to thrive. But Yertle, the turtle king, sat on his little rock throne and was not happy. He had already decided he owned everything he could see, but it wasn’t …
Here beginneth a geeky language lesson: sist: in language, a root form, from the Latin “sistere,” meaning “to stop, to check, or to cause to stand.” The “sist” root in a word shows a person’s location, albeit metaphorically. It indicates their stance, where they stand. It is not technically related to the origins of the …
Hands down, my favorite book last year was Fredrik Backman’s Beartown. It’s about hockey, sure. But it’s really about humanity, and what happens when we base our identity, our worth, on something outside of ourselves. And how, if we do, we tend to need that thing to succeed, to WIN, in order for us to …
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