The air was fresh and crisp here yesterday as I took a short walk in the neighborhood. As I walked down the street I saw a women and her 10 year old son get out of a car. The woman is around my age and she is a widow and her son will never feel his biological fathers embrace. When I attended my neighbor's funeral 10 years ago everyone was perplexed about his death including me I saw him the day before at a local pub. When he scared away some obnoxious idiot that was hitting on me and I was so...

I wish to preface why I chose to write this particular article. Recently an article was written by another JU member in regard to the horrendous actions taken by the terrorist group Hamas during the celebration of Sukkoth. This article discussed how 2 small children, a female Israeli jogger and the person trying to save her life were all murdered by this group. An anonymous individual chose to make a comment making reference to genocide of the people of Palestine Throughout history genocid...

Sometimes in our lives the plans we make do not follow the schedule we have set. When this occurs do not allow it to break your spirit. Evaluate why the outcome did not occur as you had planned. It is very easy to place blame on someone or something else in our lives. Is this attitude sincerely beneficial in our personal growth? Looking inside ourselves is a difficult task for each of us but when one does it truly allows us to grow stronger. We also tend to be extremely hard on ourselv...

Being larger then what the height/weight chart states you should be according to your age doesn't necessarily mean your not healthy. I am writing this article to make those who do not have issues with their weight as well as those who do and may feel bad or guilty about the weight they have gained. We gain weight for a variety of reasons just to name a few increased stress,medical issues,having a child,not as active due to schedules or no time to cook hitting the fast food drive~thru's. ...