Just as the desert is sculpted by the blowing breeze, so are our thoughts and ideas. The ebb and flow of who we are is symbolized in the asteroids the Little Prince skips across. The characters he encounters are pieces to a greater puzzle—the authority figure, the scholar, the capitalist, the narcissist and the worker—they’re all ideas of what it means…

It’s all about realising the qualities that we have and how we can cultivate them for the benefit of everyone. After having read the book, I have actively tried to do this through forgiveness, honesty and treating others with more kindness. This may all sound very cliché, but it’s the way Friedlander…

The Dressmaker looks at morality but takes it one step farther. It makes the reader question herself. Can you condemn someone for making a decision in a life-threatening situation? Can you argue that there is no way you would have made the same or similar decision? I’m constantly questioning whether or not I would be…

The words paint vivid thoughts of calmness and serenity as I relive a journey through the narrow forest pathways of India. I write and read through the shadows of the forest canopy, slowly following the path this man took to open his eyes and mind to the nature of life. His discovery of the human condition, the slow steps he took from what was to what…

I am a future high school English teacher and I think that being able to cast aside judgments and expectations will be an important factor to being a successful teacher. Luna taught me several different things that I wish to bring into my classroom, the most important being that it is necessary to come from a place of understanding.

Lehane’s descriptions are amazing. They make me feel like I’m standing where his characters are standing. They make me feel like I’m looking at the people he’s describing. I can’t believe how easy it is to see the characters the way he describes them. I can feel Patrick’s admiration for Angie every time he looks at her. When Beatrice McCready speaks, I…

How much of this story is true? How much is fiction? I know it’s categorized as a work of fiction, but so much of it (the author’s name, his war history, and his published works) is grounded in reality. I wish I knew what was what. Then again, none of that’s supposed to matter in a…

We took the right to come and go as we pleased, to do what we wanted. We had been through so much—too much. It was our senior year at a new school. My head was in another world, you know? I think you understood. You understand. I was so cynical then and so proud of…

This comprehensive food guide boasts some of the best mouth watering and inviting visual images from almonds to zucchinis. When it comes time to shop for produce, it’s easier to identify the products required to make healthy meals in an enthusiastic way. I very quickly broadened my repertoire of recipes with the increased knowledge the food guide…

Adopting a balanced approach to navigating through the eight pillars of wellness inspired me and gave me greater confidence in myself to be able to optimize my disposition towards life. By improving on my visualization, helping others and more consciously adopting the spiritual practice techniques suggested in Quantum Wellness, I was able…