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Be Your Own Mental Warrior: Inspite of our trying our best, sometimes two kinds of thoughts are usually persistent. One that’s directed inward. “Can I do this? Am I capable of living a better life?” The answer is simple, have you tried doing something about it, like a 1000 times before giving up? The second one is directed outward. “What will others think of me?” OK, this one is a good one. Sorry...

Karima Baloch was a Balochistan freedom fighter and a Pakistani dissident. She was living in exile in Canada since 2016. Last month, her body was found in a river in the city of Toronto, Canada. She was only 37. Police said there were “not believed to be any suspicious circumstances”. But here’s her story. https://futurestrongacademy.com/karima-baloch-fight-for-your-countrymen-receive-capital-puni...

If You See Something, Say Something. Take A Stand Against Bullying. Our Silence Is Violence Too. Our World Must Be A Safe Place For Everyone irrespective of their color, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation. If all of us choose to be outraged instead of only a selected few, we can be a better world. Read more HERE. https://futurestrongacademy.com/hello-anonymous-cyber-bullies-marcus-rashford-h...

Why We Fail: Many of us carry a wrong perception of failure. We often take it as a final sign before we give up on our goals and aspirations. We see it as an irreversible milestone that has put a stop to our forward momentum. What we don’t realize is that often times, we haven’t prepared enough for the task at hand . Or we haven’t used the tools at our disposal correctly. A needle can be used to r...

One Blade Of Grass At A Time Vincent Van Gogh, was a Dutch Artist of the 19th Century. He was prolific in his art work and was a master self-portraits. Some of his most famous works are The Starry Night and The Series of Sunflowers. Lessons we can learn from Vincent Van Gogh and his love for art: 1. Whatever your art is, do it for art’s sake. Read more HERE. https://futurestrongacademy.com/vincent...

Remember guys, Notifications are like dirty laundry. You’re allowed to let them pile up. Lack of physical connection is manifesting in adults needing attention via their TikTok videos and teens sharing their despair over SnapChat and Instagram. Until we can ease back ourselves into the real world without trepidation, our online lives must sustain our wellbeing. ONE: We confuse digital cheers for c...

My definitions of success and joy are my own and I must not forget how I will be remembered. I must work daily on retaining my originality, my integrity and my undying resilience. And I must self-preserve if I have to strive for freedom, justice and equality for our future generations. I must not give up and not wait for another moment to buy a meal for anyone less fortunate than I am. Yes, I can...

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Words Matter:  Believe it or not, having rules, expectations and boundaries to follow, makes children feel loved and protected. Without rules, they begin to question if they even matter to us. Parenting is of two types usually. Permissive parenting is where the parent is less controlling and willing the child to fail and learn on their own. On the extreme, the child is usually indulged in wha...

The Dichotomy Of Life & Our Existential Angst:   When our minds and hearts can’t put a finger on our deepest insecurities, a feeling called the existential angst is born. Unlike many of our seemingly fleeting emotions like sadness, hate and hurt, this feeling seems to linger around longer. It shows up as deep anxiety when we’re faced with uncertainty, and makes us battle our instincts and...

Reasons Why We Fear Death People who don’t know what to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon want to live forever. That’s the lure of immortality. All throughout our lives, we strive for wealth, fame, knowledge and happiness. And we want to also live on forever so we can enjoy our lives. We want to avoid the inevitable, we fret about it and we feel abnormal about the most normal aspect of everyone’s live...

Years ago, there was an experiment that was conducted by an American Developmental Psychologist named Edward Tronik called the Still Face experiment. Children as young as 1 year old are put in front of their mother who suddenly in the middle of a play session turns insensitive and cold to their emotions and reactions. It's a cruel experiment to watch, even for those 2 minutes that it lasts, but th...

What Children teach us about Mindfulness: Children are mindful creatures. Their definition of daily success is simplistic and filled with bursts of creativity. Being present with them teaches us to be childlike with our thinking. a. They don't rule anything out.  b. They take baby steps never answering anything big and overwhelming.  c. They go for the obvious rather than over-complicate...

Nuns Fret Not at Their Convent’s Narrow Room By William Wordsworth Nuns fret not at their Convent’s narrow room; And Hermits are contented with their Cells; And Students with their pensive Citadels; Maids at the Wheel, the Weaver at his Loom, Sit blithe and happy; Bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Furness-Fells, Will murmur by the hour in Foxglove bells: In truth the prison, in...

Trust, Truth, And Technology:   Rabbit holes. Endless scrolls. That’s where we spend the majority of our waking hours – at the mercy of our smart phones and its endless content. There’s no better place to watch the dynamics of human behavior than on the internet these days. Because, we have all but stopped interacting with strangers anywhere else in real life. Just why are we addicted to Tech...

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Art As A Medium Of Expression: “…language is not merely a device for communicating ideas about the world, but rather a tool for bringing the world into existence in the first place. Reality is not simply ‘experienced’ or ‘reflected’ in language, but instead is actually produced by language.” Says Terence McKenna in his book, Food of the Gods. Somehow, art, as a medium of communication feels the sa...

Knowledge Economy And The Future Of Work: In this digital age of information overload, there is a greater need to teach our kids how to process information and how to make sense of it rather than giving them more information via curriculum. Technologies in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, UX (User experience) design are rapidly evolving. In fact, they are evolving at a...

Here's how millennials and GenZ are applying for jobs:  University Grad: *applies to job posting  Recruiter: "You have the right skills, we're just looking for someone with a bit more experience... University Grad: *downloads Face App age filter and syncs to their Linkedin picture  Recruiter: "Wait a minute, I think we can make this work. When can you start?" Read more HERE: https:/...

Make Focus Sustainable: Focus sustainable is focus achievable. Before your sit down for deep work, go to the bathroom, don’t be hungry and run from your smartphone. It’s really that simple. Time box your essential tasks and leave some unstructured time for yourself for unforeseen emergencies. Simplify: The first step is to simplify your surroundings. Simplify the signals you are sending to your br...

Kinds Of Digital Parenting: There are three kinds of Digital-age parents. Digital Enablers are those parents that live and let their children live. They love their technology and as a result their children are blessed with plenty of screen time. Their argument – this is the iGeneration, they have a different childhood than our own. We have to evolve with time or else we’ll be left in the dust. Dig...

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What To Tell Our Children:    What we remember about the Covid might be drastically different than what our children will hold in their memories. While our schools are closing, we have no money and work, while we’re constantly running out of cleaning supplies and toilet paper, and almost dying a few times each day of burnout, our children are busy living each day as it unfolds. So, let’s...