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The Defining Moment

By now, all of us know the story of United Flight 93. About an hour into its scheduled trip from Newark to San Francisco on September 11, terrorists commandeered the cockpit and herded the 38 passengers to the back of the plane. But four of the passengers were not the sort one easily shoves around: a six-foot-five collegiate rugby champion, a former standout high school quarterback, a former judo champion in the 220-pound class, and a former collegiate baseball player. While hostages in the back of the plane, they learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center and realized that their jet too was now a guided missile. "I know we are going to die," the quarterback told his wife on his final cell phone call. "Some of us are going to do something about it."

Post of the Day: Loss Of My Mom

I've had a rollercoaster of feelings lately. Yesterday, I had a really good day, I started out by going to class.. and then responded to a grief article. I mean it felt really good to do all of these things! When I went to bed I was all depressed again. Grieving can be unpredictable at times... Read more

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The Art of Happiness

One of the clearest messages is that we are in fact responsible for much of our own suffering, regardless of our external situations.