Author’s note: This is the second in a series of four articles about emotional healing. If you didn’t have an opportunity to read Part I, you may want to read it by clicking here .   In the first article, the topic of emotional healing was described as a journey, one which we must plot ourselves. Sometimes, we can call on people to help us like a therapist or mentor, but it’s important to remember that this is our own journey, and no one should ever demand that you follow their directions...

As a junior high student, it intrigued me when I saw early maps of the “New World.” How was Amerigo Vespucci able to plot this vast, unchartered land mass which eventually would bear his name? Before air travel, how could anyone take on such a seemingly impossible task of diagramming anything more than a large city? Maps have been an important part of human navigation for millennia, and now technology has made them available to anyone with a smartphone. Additionally, in today’s society, the...

Leadership has played an important role throughout the history of the human race. For our earliest ancestors, leadership was mainly linked to rulers or warriors. Undoubtedly, there were discussions about what comprised a great leader, but it was the Greek philosophers who were the first to write extensively on this subject.  Although their ideas on leadership varied, most of them emphasized the importance of moral integrity, knowledge, and strategic thinking. As wise as they were, they never...