by Alison Cook, PhD. 6 Signs of a Healthy Friendship* As you listen to this podcast series on friendship, you may realize that you don’t have many healthy friendships. Facing this reality can be scary at first; it takes tremendous courage to recognize unhealthy patterns. That awareness may lead you into a period ofContinue reading “Mental Health Monday: 6 Signs of a Healthy Friendship”
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The Real Reason People in Our Lives Stop Reaching Out
The fallacy of “if they wanted to, they would” thinking. by Crystal Jackson Growing up, I often heard the expression “the phone works both ways” or “if they wanted to, they would”. It means that both people are responsible for maintaining a connection. It’s not on one person to keep a relationship going. The phoneContinue reading “The Real Reason People in Our Lives Stop Reaching Out”
Travel Thursdays: Your Ultimate Guide To Winter Attractions And Activities In Idaho
by Courtnie Erickson I love the winter in Idaho. The frozen, snow-covered landscape creates a winter wonderland that is just waiting to be explored. And while it can certainly be chilly during this time of year, it doesn’t mean you must stay cooped up indoors. No, it simply means you need to bundle up, headContinue reading “Travel Thursdays: Your Ultimate Guide To Winter Attractions And Activities In Idaho”
Jimmy Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
On October 11, 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter, a peanut farmer from Georgia, served one term as U.S. president between 1977 and 1981. One of hisContinue reading “Jimmy Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize”
History Lesson Tuesday: 1845 US Naval Academy Opens
The United States Naval Academy opens in Annapolis, Maryland, with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. Known as the Naval School until 1850, the curriculum included mathematics and navigation, gunnery and steam, chemistry, English, natural philosophy, and French. The Naval School officially became the U.S. Naval Academy in 1850, and a new curriculum went intoContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesday: 1845 US Naval Academy Opens”
Mental Health Mondays: Do these 8 things daily to quickly disable self-sabotage
by Alex Mathers Do you do things that get in the way of your goals and dreams? Humans are funny things. We can know what we want but then find ways to set up obstacles through bad habits or brutal self-judgements. I can hold myself back, but I’ve lived long enough to know the risksContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Do these 8 things daily to quickly disable self-sabotage”
True Crime Sundays: Man who served 25 years for murder exonerated by DNA
On October 4, 2011, Michael Morton, who spent 25 years in prison for his wife’s murder, is released after DNA evidence implicates another man in the crime. The prosecutor in the case later was accused of withholding evidence indicating that Morton was innocent. On the afternoon of August 13, 1986, a neighbor found 31-year-old ChristineContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Man who served 25 years for murder exonerated by DNA”
Travel Thursdays: The Legend Of This Lake Monster In Idaho May Send Chills Down Your Spine
by Courtnie Erickson Every state has its own list of stories, myths, and legends — some more frightening than others. In Idaho, Sharlie, the Payette Lake Monster is one legend that certainly scares many and delights others. The first documented sighting of this lake monster occurred in the early 1900s but even today, many residentsContinue reading “Travel Thursdays: The Legend Of This Lake Monster In Idaho May Send Chills Down Your Spine”
Work Begins on Mount Rushmore
October 4, 1927 On October 4, 1927, sculpting begins on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. It would take another 12 years for the granite images of four of America’s most revered presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt—to be completed. The monument was the brainchild of a South Dakota historian namedContinue reading “Work Begins on Mount Rushmore”