“The result of trying to juggle elephants is that no one, including yourself, is thrilled with the performance.” (Loflin and Musig, 26) Too often we can get caught up in the busyness of life and…
Browsing Category Humanities
The Dream that Ignites your Soul
I felt deep sorrow from the client in counseling sessions. The layers of heavy life struggles suffocate a person’s soul in such a way that she forgets she ever had dreams for herself. She numbs…
Coping with Anxiety
We are living in historic times. A worldwide pandemic has engulfed our lives. People are hungry and without jobs. Our government is in disarray. We are somewhat isolated from each other. It is only normal…
Summer is the Perfect Time to Build Your Online Brand
As an educator, I continually encourage my recent public relations graduates and current public relations majors to remain active online via social platforms and build their industry connections by networking during the summer months. Completing…
Working with Others When Doing So Becomes a Challenge
We’ve all been there. You take a new job, begin a new class, or join a new organization. You are excited for the fresh start, perhaps eager to get into the mission of the organization…
Three Important Words about Writing
I want to reflect on three writing-related principles, one of which is more technical, and two of which are more about the writer’s disposition. I stress these three principles in my ENGL 1322 course, which…
The Bass Notes are Calling
I have recently joined a band. Up until this point, my musical contributions were two or three Sundays a month as part of my church’s praise team. It has been a nice way to engage…
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In terms of getting your message across quickly, that’s true. Here are three rules to developing your skills in representing data visually. Know your data. You…
Colorful Language
Perhaps the most important element of language style is the ability to use figures of speech in order to turn a memorable phrase. A figure of speech varies from the ordinary meaning of words to…
Shoving Aside Writer’s Block
In a prior post, I offered tips about ways to improve your writing process. Numerous students have told me the tips benefitted their growth as writers. Now I want to turn to writer’s block. To…
Why Write?: Part 2
What God’s speaking of creation into being really means is not symbolic. It is the only non-symbolic language in existence. When God utters, pronounces, speaks—choose your word—the word and the thing are one; they are…