September 27 - Stress: Gaining Control

The Legacy Project of Karl Pillemer continues to share helpful insights. Check it out, and maybe also check out Pillemer's book 30 Lessons for Living.

There is a common misunderstanding that slavery in the first century wasn't as terrible as American slavery during and before the Civil War. This is especially spoken by people who want to reconcile the Bible's sometimes neutral view on slavery with the importance of freedom. But the reality is that first century slavery was just as barbaric. This short piece from PBS gives you a quick look.

Embrace the Shake is the name of Phil Hansen's TED talk. The link takes you to the full video of his talk. It's only about 10 minutes long and shows lots of cool artwork.

Locus of Control can be a little tricky to understand. The link is to a lesson on it that you might find helpful.