Are smart phones disrupting the social development of teenagers? by Bill Wood Remember your Mom or Dad screaming: “GET OFF THE PHONE!!” It was a crazy teenaged time when we used the...
Eclectic is the best word to describe Integrated Wisdom. Our focus in this section is on ideas, and we cut across an unlimited range of topics -- from smoking cigars, to cross-dressing, to problems with education, to name just a few. These articles are interesting and entertaining, but also informative and, we hope, provocative. They will get you thinking, sometimes on stuff you never bothered to think about before.
Grass Roots Social Movements
History suggests they are the only vehicles of change. In America, we love a train wreck. It’s not that we want to see people hurt, but it seems situations have to be that catastrophic before...
What We Believe
Our belief systems are the driving force behind how we act and feel. We tend to think that all of our emotions are linked to a specific situation or event, meaning that how we feel is a direct result...
Facts on a Plane
What you can learn when there’s so much time and so little to do… Flying across the country to see my grandchildren is a pain in the you know what… But I love my grand-kids. I sit...
What’s Wrong with Higher Education?
Not only does it cost more, but you may also be getting less for your money. Most of us are aware that higher education has major problems today, but we may not know the extent of these problems, nor...
The Crash of 2008
Understanding the events that led to what might have become the greatest financial crisis in history. Most of us won’t soon forget the financial crisis of 2008. Just like those who lived...
Cigars and the Ladies
They’re not just for gentlemen… and never were. First, some facts and historical notes… In the tenth century a bored and desperate Mayan grabbed a handful of brown leaves, wrapped...
Feeling in Love
Made possible for you through the wonders of neuro-chemistry. Romantics the world over will tell you there’s nothing else in the human experience that comes close to falling in love. The world and...