Ponder This – All Who Ponder

5/5 Ponder This

“Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands. They just don’t.” Elle Woods said it, she meant it, and she might be right. Endorphins are essentially naturally occurring opioids (so the body reacts to our endorphins similarly to how it reacts to drugs like oxycontin, vicodin, and morphine),ContinueContinue reading “5/5 Ponder This”

4/21 Ponder This

Mindfulness and spirituality are awesome, but they’re even more beneficial when you research their roots. Our current concept of “mindfulness” is based largely on equanimity, which is actually a guiding principle of Buddhism. Bhikkhu Bodhi defines equanimity as “a balanced reaction to joy and misery, which protects one from emotional agitation.” As I continue exploringContinueContinue reading “4/21 Ponder This”

4/7 Ponder This

How accurate are our judgements and what do they say about who we are? For a long time I lived in a world where liberals were right and conservatives hated everyone other than themselves. To some extent, I still live in this world. But I also know that things –– especially people –– are never thatContinueContinue reading “4/7 Ponder This”

March 24 Ponder This

I must’ve been too busy braiding Grace’s and my hair together during Government class and missed the lesson on D.C. because holy moly have I been misinformed. Did you know DC isn’t part of any state? It’s run by Congress. There’s a local government and mayor (who seems DOPE) which make decisions regarding D.C. schools,ContinueContinue reading “March 24 Ponder This”

March 10 Ponder This

You might not think about America’s federal minimum wage often, but it’s actually pretty important. Most states have higher minimum wages than the federal standard ($7.25/hr). But five states still don’t have a mandated minimum wage, and two states have minimum wages lower than the federal standard. In both cases, people are paid the federalContinueContinue reading “March 10 Ponder This”

Feb. 24 Ponder This

Ponder This seeks to challenge our perspectives through unexpected truths about the world around us. And I wanted our first Ponder This to remind us that Black history month isn’t a celebration of Black people’s plights and victories centuries ago, but a month of reverence for the revolutions that are happening right now. You canContinueContinue reading “Feb. 24 Ponder This”