When my brother graduated from high school, my dad gave him a small handwritten paper with some “life lessons” he passed on. My brother tucked the paper neatly in his wallet and treasured it for years. Every now and then he would take it out and reflect on the wisdom of the words. He received…
Here comes a huge load of the most horrible, heavy, condemning, life-changing junk hurled towards you with vengeance and ill will! Are you ready for it? No? Watch out! “Shame on you!” shouts a nasty voice. Have you noticed how easily these words pour out of someone’s mouth? “Shame on you!” Sometimes, it’s not that…
I stared at the countless sentences circled in red ink all over the paper, and my eyes filled with tears. The D+ grade at the top of the page glared at me with condemnation. I felt defeated, and it was only my first college journalism assignment. My Penn State professor, known for his strict adherence…
