Don't Talk to Strangers, could be the worst advice ever today. Assertiveness develops good social skills, and not having fear of strangers, promotes safety, not to mention meeting beautiful humans.
Don't get me wrong... Our mother's advice was good once. As a father and grandpa, I want safety more than anything to protect them as best I can. However, avoiding strangers and social interaction ends up sending the wrong message in today's environment.
As a multilingual Latino educator and communicator, I enjoy working with people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That is why, behind the scenes, I practice what I preach and believe in leading as diverse and varied a team as the community we reach, ensuring that the digital content we create is more compassionate, and more representative each and every day. I have lectured at public as well as private colleges and universities throughout the USA, including an HBCU.
With Valentines Day headed our way, we decided to touch upon a subject near to all of us in every city all over the world.
Love in the Time of Cholera is a 2007 film based on the novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez.
It is the story of a love triangle between Fermina and her two suitors, Florentino and Juvenal and it spans 50 years.
My teenage years may seem like ancient history now, but this was the beginning of fun, and participating in the dating game..
Old friends, best friends, new friends, colleagues, acquaintances, pals, buddies, and the term no one really wants to be, a frenemy.
Friends are a strange, volatile, contradictory, yet sticky phenomenon. They are made, crafted, shaped, molded, created by focused effort and good intent. And yet, true friendship, once recognized, in its essence is effortless. Everyone is someone's friend, even when they think they are all alone.
Life is short and unpredictable. Do the best job in everything you do and with everyone you interact with.
Live life to the fullest means facing your fears with bravery, an open mind, and a lack of prejudice.
Nothing is impossible if you work for it and are determined to achieve your individual goals.
It is only worth the sacrifice if it makes you and it makes your loved ones happy.
Expand your consciousness and have a broader range of life experiences.
Be real and always yourself, your own person, and follow your instincts.
I was born in the Pearl of the Antilles around the middle of the century, but I am not able to return to my homeland under the present circumstances. The description was reportedly coined by a European artist whose 1873 book of illustrations bears the title "The Pearl of the Antilles."
Never regret one day in your life. Good days offer us happiness, bad ones share experiences, the worst days teach us valuable lessons and the best ones give us unforgettable memories.
Which one do you think you are and will you be smart about it and start to work on it from now on till death won't you start?
Takers are self-focused and put their own interests ahead of others’ needs. They try to gain as much as possible from their interactions while contributing as little as they can in return.
The holidays are a time for comfort and joy for every girl and boy regardless of their age difference because of it's just a number.
Happy couples make it work, despite pretty substantial age gaps. The practice is a pretty common sight nowadays. They say that age is just a number and they would be correct. We know of happy couples where the woman is older and visa versa.