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Embracing Magic in the Mundane: 10 Ways to Romanticize Your Life

You often find yourself desiring special moments amid your busy daily life. But what if I told you that those special moments don’t have to be limited to extravagant trips or candlelit dinners? They can be found in your everyday activities. With a little focus and the ability to see the ordinary as unique, even ...

Haidene Go

Happy African American millennial man and woman sit on a sofa talking together.

A Girl’s Journey Through a Flood to Enlightenment

A flood in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces during the Yuan Dynasty submerged many villages and farmlands. Fortunately, it happened in the daytime, so many people who got the news made it out in time, but one family consisting of a 15-year-old daughter and her mother had trouble walking and were not as fortunate. Their house was ...

Emma Lu

A raging flood.

Luca Gentile: The Boy Who Wanted To Fly

Some children have a clear idea about who they want to be in life. Luca Gentile, born and raised in Rome, Italy, was one of them — and he wanted to fly. From a very early age, Luca knew he was going to be a pilot and travel the world. He recalls that when he ...

Laura Cozzolino

Luca Gentile in a plane cockpit.

The Hero’s Journey: The Ultimate Adventure

Through some of the most pathbreaking pieces of writing such as The Power of Myth, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, and the Inner Reaches of Outer Space, Joseph Campbell gave us the concept of the hero’s journey. At face value, the concept is basically a synthesis of the mythologies and legends from myriad cultures ...

Jessica Kneipp

The hero's journey.