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Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Are dreams windows to our soul: 1 of 12

Dreams are windows to our souls. Throughout history dreams have been part of human divine guidance. From "...and God came to her in a dream..." to "...I have a dream..." we can see spirit in an ethereal substance moving each human to an active, concrete action. Dreams inspire art, writing, music whether they are waking dream... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Living with depression: 20 of 182

Living with depression is a journey hard to understand by many and even harder to describe. My journey started as a youth and was often attributed to the changes happening in adolescence. At that time I didn't understand the science and physiology. I only knew that there were times when all I could see was darkness. As the y... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Why do people judge gays and lesbians: 9 of 40

People judge at all times but that does not mean that the judgment is on target. One can judge me at face value and would see an ordinary woman who smiles and is kind. That is a fair judgment or at least a kind judgment for one truly can never know the truth of a person without getting to know a person. People judge others, ... More..
Business > Human Resources What do people want from work?: 18 of 50
People want more than money from work. Our work time and workplace are major aspects of our lives. Since the loss of the barter and trade system, life has become more complicated because one must make a certain amount of money, hard cold cash to live, have a roof over your head and buy the groceries. More of us work to pay t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Is the Bible the word of God: 19 of 42

"In the beginning was the Word," states the gospel of John. The greek terminology is "logos" where we get our English word for "logo." When we go back to Genesis, we can see where in chapter one of our scripture that God called forth our world into existence with a word and that word was not the Bible as we know it but that ... More..
Arts & Humanities > African History Assessing the future of Christianity in Africa: 4 of 8

Christianity came to Africa in the earliest development of the Christian movement. Starting in Northern Africa there is evidence that Christianity spread before the gospels were recorded in written form. Spreading slowly at first, but gained more ground through the rule of Constantine and the Ethiopian King Ezana. Christiani... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Guide to American folk music festivals: 1 of 1

The Appalachian mountains are home to some of the best folk music of America. Settled by the Scotts Irish bluegrass and Celtic music rings through the mountains like toe-tapping rain. Folk ballads sung by many of the early settlers were the foundation of the movie, "Song Catcher" and the basis for training for musicians like... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Top five books everyone must read and why: 62 of 116

Narrowing a reading list to five books for the general population can be a challenging task. One must first take into consideration the things that all humans have in common to ensure that the reading list is meaningful or challenging to the human spirit, heart and mind. As a reader I can list my favorites but those favorite... More..
Health & Fitness > Dental Hygiene Dental care dos and don'ts: 9 of 16

Remember when you were younger and dental care programs came to school bringing big pictures of a molar and endless lectures about brushing your teeth? Then as you got older the constant reminder to floss became the message from the dental soap box. While these are important aspects of dental care there is another important ... More..
Education > Special Education Finding educational support for special needs children: 11 of 18

Education for special needs children becomes more challenging for the ADHD child as she ages. Due to the lack of attention and the often present hyperactivity the ADHD student is often seen as a problem student if the teacher is not informed about ADHD symptoms. Added to the challenge of education for the ADHD student is the... More..