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Challenges Are Nice Cherries On The Vocal Cake
Introduction As I write this there are two Vocal Challenges live and I have written a lot of Melodic Milestone Playlist entries and one Word Hunt entry but that means until there is a new challenge I cannot share my work with a Facebook group that I am a member of, though it doesn't stop me commenting on others entries and interacting with others.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 22 days ago in Journal
How Zero Trust Security Is Changing Corporate IT?
For decades, corporate IT operated on a simple assumption: once inside the network, you were trusted. Firewalls guarded the perimeter. Virtual private networks extended that perimeter to remote employees. Security teams focused on keeping intruders out.
By Samantha Blake22 days ago in Journal
The day I change my story
It was a September Saturday that felt almost stubbornly bright — the kind of day that insists you go outside one last time before fall closes in. I packed all four kids into our minivan and drove to the office I had built from scratch, a five-attorney law firm that now felt like someone else’s life. The lease was about to end. Bankruptcy papers were waiting on my desk at home. The silence in the empty offices pressed on me, heavier than any briefcase I had ever carried. But I wanted one last memory here, something my children could look back on and smile. We brought in baskets full of rubber balls — some bigger than my youngest, a two-year-old who seemed to have enough energy for a dozen adults. For the next two and a half hours, the hallways rang with laughter, screams, and bouncing balls. The office smelled of dust, sunlight, and the faint scent of furniture polish. Somewhere in all that chaos, the past and the future didn’t matter. There was only this moment, this strange, fleeting victory over life’s failures. That day, I realized something quietly important: you don’t need a lottery ticket or a viral post to change your life. Sometimes, all you need is to rewrite the story you’re telling yourself.
By Shahid Zaman22 days ago in Journal
How Language Shapes the Way We Think
Language influences thinking in ways that feel ordinary until we pause and look closer. The words available to us guide how we describe events, recall memories, and even plan our day. Researchers in psychology and linguistics have spent decades studying this connection. Their findings show that language does not trap the mind, yet it does steer attention and shape habits of thought.
By Molly Gibson24 days ago in Journal
