Opinion

Toxic Positivity: Through the Eyes of a Burned Out Millennial

Mahmoud Khedr, the speaker in the YouTube TEDx Talks publication “How Toxic Positivity Leads to More Suffering,” describes how positivity can be toxic. He explains that he was once a person who unknowingly exhibited toxic positivity. He utilized it to deal with bullying in high school, money problems at home, and carried it into his …

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Languishing, Hope, and Everything in Between: How Millennials and 20-Somethings Will Survive the Pandemic in 2022

Languishing Thankfully, writers and thinkers exist and can provide the public with a positive outlook and understanding of what we face and feel. According to Adam Grant, writer of the New York Times article \”There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing,\” many people are feeling “a sense of stagnation and emptiness” …

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New Year, No Fear

The COVID-19 pandemic is the deadliest outbreak most can say they\’ve experienced, as only today\’s centenarians survived the Spanish flu of 1918. We find ourselves in a hole of historic depth, much too deep for any light to reach us. At the beginning of it all, we acted accordingly. Many were arrested to their beds …

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Black in Blue

In addition, Black police officers still encounter racism on the job. However, they face additional challenges as they patrol the streets to keep communities safe. And so, my story begins about Black police officers – Black in Blue. People need and want to feel safe in their communities and everyday life. Protection must be provided. …

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