Growing up a latchkey kid meant learning to handle quite a lot of things on your own. Gen X was born between 1965 and 1980, which means this year they'll be turning 45 to 60 years old. As a smaller ...

We all want to better ourselves, but learning how isn't always easy. For women, it often starts with learning lessons around what boundaries to set, what people to invite in, and where to spend our ...

Betrayal is a harsh teacher, but it’s one of the most effective. Whether it comes from a friend, a partner, or a colleague, feeling let down shakes you to your core and forces you to reevaluate ...

Life has a way of teaching you lessons, often the hard way. These experiences can be tough to navigate but rewarding in hindsight. While advice from others can guide you, some truths only become clear ...

Explore how books offer deep life lessons, emotional wisdom, and perspective that real-life experience often teaches too late or not at all.

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. It’s a universal truth – most of us learn life’s ...

People who were kids in the 1960s, largely late baby boomers and older Gen Xers, learned many life lessons that are sadly ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

“The Good Place” will make you laugh, cry, ponder life’s deepest questions and rethink what being “good” truly means. Here are three powerful lessons from the show. You may often wonder if you’re ...

Our deeply polarized society, the recent election, and even the cancellation of some of our favorite shows are hitting us hard. But the good news is, watching TV isn’t just an escape. Some of our ...