Reading and writing are my true passions in life. Every night since the age of two, I have read myself to sleep and I began writing poems and stories while I was in grade school. Before writing at Helium, I have not written anything in almost ten years. My life had been overtaken by the business of day to day survival as well as chronic illness. However, the older I get, the more I realize that a life without partaking in the things that matter to us is not living, so here I am.

I have very recently made a commitment to myself not to waste any more precious time neglecting the things that define me as a person. I am a highly curious, creative and spiritual person. Unfortunately, these things do not often pay the bills, but they do feed the soul. I hope that my articles are enjoyed by those that read them and look forward to adding more articles as often as possible.

My passion is ...

Making a positive difference

I know too much about ...

Things that I wish I didn't

My parents always told me ...

Well my mother told me to pursue my passions, my father told me to focus on practical things

My childhood ambition ...

To be someone that made a difference

My favorite memory ...

Sitting on an isolated piece of my grandfather's property as a child on a carpet of moss by a small stream daydreaming and writing in my journal

Why I write ...

Writing allows me to open my mind, solve my problems, or when writing fiction it allows me to enter another life, so to speak

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading "The Secret", Watching, some really old shows on TV Land. Listening to, the lawn crew outside making too much noise

My first job ...

A cashier in a grocery store at the age of sixteen

My best moment ...

When an environmental group I was involved with went up against toxic polluters and won

My inspiration ...

The beauty and wonder of all that is around us, whether it is something simple, spectacular, or weird

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Are we creating a complacent generation?

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Complacency is on the rise, and has been for the last several decades. While we have made huge strides in technology, it seems that with each advance we lose more of our sense of community. Our world is in a state of overload. We have the ability to see and read what is happening all around the world, which in itself is wonderful. However, there is so much information to process that it tends to make even the worst tragedies seem routine and impersonal.

Our society is increasingly mobile, and with families and friends in a constant state of movement we no longer tend to build the lifetim...

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