In Breaking Bad, Badger notes that even Darth Vader had responsibilities to the Death Star. His point is that even evil people have responsibilities and perhaps even a code that they abide by to live their life. For example, take Dexter Morgan. In Dexter, he is a serial killer. However, he only goes after criminals who haven’t gotten caught. He takes his victims by surprise, injects them with a small amount of etorphine to immobilize

Have you ever known someone who was so absorbed by pride that they wouldn’t listen to anyone around them? Pride tends to get in the way of listening to reason and accepting advice from other people. It interferes with making good judgments and decisions. What Exactly is Pride? Pride has many different definitions, each giving the word a different attached emotion. The more positive and healthy definition of pride is having an appreciation or respect

In The Sopranos, Tony reminds Richie Aprile (another gangster) that, “Those who want respect, give respect.” This seems like an obvious morsel of wisdom, but people tend to forget it. The easiest way to earn respect from anyone, is to give it. Sometimes we tend to focus on the respect we believe we deserve, that we don’t honestly examine our own behaviors. Are we showing others respect, too? Are we behaving in an honorable and

What do you think of when you hear the word “lion”? It usually brings to mind a picture of a ferocious, strong, beautiful, and untamed animal that stands as the ruler of the animal kingdom. If a small dog barked, do you think that the lion would be phased? In the same way, do you think a strong person would let other people distract them from reaching their goals? Likely not. A lion doesn’t concern

I remember when I saw the first episode of The X-Files in 1993. I was so excited about this series! The show deals with agents assigned to a special investigative branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Fox Mulder (played by David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (played by Gillian Anderson) travel to sites where unexplained and paranormal things occur. Mulder is believes that the government is covering up these events and Scully was brought in

In Game of Thrones, Arya is upset that the people of Winterfell were insulting their brother Jon and Sansa listened to their complaints. Sansa replies that part of her responsibility as the Lady of Winterfell is to listen to what they have to say. She says that if she didn’t listen and offended the men, Jon would lose his army. In Arya’s fierce loyalty, she replies with, “Not if they lose their heads first.” Sansa

Our thoughts are nothing less than powerful, and they shape our everyday lives in ways that science has yet to comprehend fully. They can help manifest the life you’ve always dreamed of, but they can also be your worst enemy if you don’t know how to use their power accordingly. Thoughts can trap us into dark places if we give them the ability to do so. Would it surprise you to know that the human

As Albus Dumbledore said, “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” However, there are moments in life you must tap into your fantasies to make it through tough times. Unfortunately, our society often stigmatizes daydreaming and fantasizing as a lack of motivation or seriousness. However, that’s not always true. Fantasizing is a natural part of being human and it plays a significant role in building interpersonal relationships and manifesting future