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Confronting & Minimizing Online bullying.

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Online Cyber-bullying has become a disturbing hot topic for teens & adults alike, although there's no 💯% way to 📵💻 there are ways to significantly decrease & eliminate the bullying. Here's a few: Encourage stronger password security. No parent wants a stranger or potential bully to have access to their child’s SM account or e-mail address and all of the contacts within. teaching your kids the importance of passwords, why they need to be protected, what can happen when they are stolen, and that passwords should be easy to remember, but hard to guess. like their nickn ame backwards, an hashtag & age reversed. or Pa$$ W0rD #411..yes, but effective If you or your child have android or iphone , in almost all phones there's a memo or notes function section, keep passwords t here . parents of burgeoning social networkers—such as 13-year-old teens who are newly eligible to sign up for Facebook—should always have their child’s password on...

How to.make New Year's resolutions work?

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Happy 2019 yaw!! Let's get into keepin resolutions thing. Ppl tell themselves "I'm gonna change..When January 1st arrive??" people have great resolution ideas to achieve their goals, like automatic bank transfers for saving money and a new smartwatch to help with weight loss. However, statistics show that only 9.2 percent of people ever achieve their New Year's resolutions and break free from their bad habits. Do I need to remind you about the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing and expecting different results? Now that I have hopefully touched a sensitive nerve, you are probably asking, "So why do most New Year's resolutions fail? If they don't work, then what does work?" The reasons why most New Year's resolutions fail Unfortunately, most of us create too much resistance by injecting too many resolutions and goals into our minds. We write down a long list of stuff like the following. Double busi...

If you could ask 25 Questions about anything..What? Here's mine...

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Philosophical questions about Human Nature & the Human Condition 1. W hat harsh truths do you prefer 2 ignore? 2. I s free will real or just an illusion? 3. Is there a meaning to life? If so, what is it? 4. Would the meaning of life the same for animals and humans? 5. Where is the line between art imitating life & life imitating art? 6. If someone you loved was killed in front of you, but someone created a copy of them that was perfect right down to the anatomic level, would they be the same person and would you love them just as much? 7. Does fate exist? If so, do we have free will? 8. What does it mean to live a good life? 9. Do dreams come true or are we a dream of a greater sleeping being & if so, are we in fact...Real? 10. Is it possible to live a normal life and not ever tell a lie? 11. Does a person’s name, lineage & shortcomings defines the person they become? 12. What should...

As 2018 closes, 2020 POTUS 4 viable candidates should be considered

Valuable Candidates for 2020 POTUS 1. N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper Democrat   Roy Cooper on Budget & Economy  Fund infrastructure, start-ups, and job re-training. (Nov 1996)   Roy Cooper on Civil Rights  Repeal the "Bathroom Bill"; it's a dark cloud over NC. (Mar 2017) Repeal law requiring bathroom use based on birth gender. (Oct 2016) Women deserve equal pay. (Apr 2016) Same-sex marriage opt-out is likely unconstitutional. (Jun 2015)   Roy Cooper on Crime  Seniors should be more suspicious of solicitors. (Jun 2015)   Roy Cooper on Drugs  Eliminate stigma & encourage opioid addicts to get treatment. (Mar 2017) Tackle meth labs by restricting key ingredients. (Jun 2015)   Roy Cooper on Education  4,700 additional Pre-K slots for at-risk 4-year olds. (Mar 2017) NC GROW: Getting Ready for Opportunities in the Workforce. (Mar 2017) Teachers deserve better pa...

ADVENT SEASONS 2018 Let's celebrate!

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Advent marks the beginning of the church year. It begins with the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day. In 2006, Christmas falls on a Monday, and Christmas Eve on Sunday night. Thus, in 2006 Advent begins Sunday, December 3, and ends the morning of Sunday, December 24 three weeks plus a portion of an additional day. If Christmas comes on a Sunday, Advent will begin on November 27 and last four full weeks. What. Advent comes from the Latin word, adventus, meaning "coming." It is a season to prepare for the coming of Christ in various meanings: the promised coming of the Messiah to the Jews, the coming of Jesus being born in Bethlehem, the promised return of the risen Christ in final victory, and the continual coming of Christ into the lives and hearts of believers. Liturgical Context. Advent, which marks the beginning of the liturgical year, is part of the cycle of seasons that includes Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, all related in some fashion to the coming of ...