THE MUNDANE PART OF LIFE

Daily chores can be something to look forward to, little parts of your day that give you time to operate on cruise control and enjoy the moment.

Norse mythology is a rich collection of epic tales and heroic successes. However, even the gods had to deal with the more hum-drum parts of life, including legal battles and accusations. Forseti, god of justice, was the arbiter in such matters.

Jane Austen satirized gothic novels in Northanger Abbey. The gothic genre lent authority to Austen's criticisms of patriarchy. Austen pointed out that the real horrors for English women were censorship, self-betrayal, and indifference.

Analysis of the striking similarities between the lives of Chris McCandless (as recounted by Jon Krakauer in Into The Wild) and Siddhartha, Herman Hesse's character from his novel by the same name.

A study of the biblical gifts of wisdom and knowledge.

Life is a gift with wonderful sensations to experience. Much of life is also portioned out to the mundane which can be exhausting. With worry and stress one soon resents life. Here are some remedies for bringing love-of-life into focus.

An examination of The Renaissance written by Walter Pater, especially his urging of university students to live a different life. Brief examination of the philosophy, the mindset of high society, that was prominent in the time of Wilde.

The way the advancements in technology over the past decade have improved my standard of living.

Life has two distinct aspects: absolute and relative. The content of the cosmic life is bliss consciousness. One can end all his suffering once he experiences the ultimate cosmic dimension.

During the Victorian Age, new developments in astronomy, geology and biology began to undermine the religious, social, and political heritage inherited from previous generations, many artists searched for new ones to fill the gap.

When your video game playing is the better part of your day (and night), it may be time to admit you have an addiction.

Why do humans fall in love? Why do we maintain social relationships? Why do we long for intimacy? Why do we get married?

This essay continues the examination of the Minoan civilization of ancient Crete by addressing this culture's religious, esthetic, and technological aspects.

Time management is one of the biggest challenges families face. But on your list of priorities, your children should be very high. Making time for your children will provide a greater parenting fulfillment and create an amazing family dynamic.

How to inspire yourself to write. The art of literature demands a delicate mix between relaxation and drive. Merely "trying hard" sometimes doesn't do the trick and can even depress your creativity further via the sense of tedium.

Cirque Berzerk is a traveling burlesque, freak show that captures the dark imagination of the underworld and makes for a unique and very entertaining event, featuring acrobatics, dancing and singing.

Price painted with an unusually raw style. His course and visceral handling is befitting of the artist (who was known to prefer to paint from memory rather than from concrete models), as it readily communicates the fluid, fleeting substance of fantasy.

Whether your children have sped or dragged their way through high school, eventually senior year arrives. When they return to school for this one last time parents need to be equipped with a back to school guide for parents of high school seniors.

Exercise, an essential part of life that few of us truly keep to. Exercise can be any kind of mental or physical action that works the muscles or the mind.

George Combe, brother of Andrew Combe, Scottish physiologist; was a writer on phrenology and education. He was born in Edinburgh, where for some time he practised as a lawyer.

I don't think we have any politicians who experience the colorful experiences of synesthesia. Artists are the ones more apt to have this positive condition and who have the privilege of experiencing the world in a better aesthetic way than the average person...

How those little signs in life show us the way...

In 1974 something happened in this country that changed the lives of thousands. In addition it changed the way tornadoes were forecast and the way people were warned. It was the Tornado Super Outbreak.

Directors the Pang Brothers create a haunting and beautiful meditation on the afterlife and the pursuit of dreams in this 2002 horror film.