Tag: Positive

What? I???m positive for Fentanyl?

Gallus clients’ stories usually start the same way, “I started using pain killers after an injury” — insert traumatic event. Before they knew it, their doctor stopped prescribing to them. After this, the stories go many different directions but end similarly, “then I wa...

False Positive Risk in A/B Testing

Have you heard how there is a much greater probability than generally expected that a statistically significant test outcome is in fact a false positive? In industry jargon: that a variant has been identified as a “winner” when it is not. In demonstrating the above the terms&nb...

To See the Universe in a Single Flower ??? A Positive View Of Aging

It’s heartening to finally have someone with a Ph.D. after his name, confirming my anecdotal experience about aging and spirituality. The late Dr. Tornstam found that about 20 percent of people (more women than men) over 65 attain a kind of cosmic transcendence in which ...

Why Do Some People Lack Positive Emotions?

Human emotions are complex and influenced by a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors. Here are some potential reasons: Biological factors: Some people may have a predisposition to certain emotional patterns due to genetics or brain chemistry. Conditions such ...

Stop Preaching ???Positive Thinking??? for Clinical Depression

Introduction: Arguing About Clinical Depression Treatment with an Ignorant Yoga Practitioner Let me preface this whole thing by admitting I have a temper problem. For three-sixty-four days of the year, I am excessively polite. Retaliation is not my instinct. I was raised by a woman who went to...

Nature-Positive Urban Development: Leveraging Green Solutions for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

Nature-based solutions, such as green roofs, community gardens, renaturalized brownfields, and urban agriculture, offer a cost-effective and sustainable approach to urban development. These solutions leverage ecosystem services to counter climate risks, contribute to global climate goals, and protec...

Humanizing the Criminal Class: A Path to Positive Change

In modern society, the ‘criminal class,’ that is, those with criminal records and the previously incarcerated, are often regarded as the lowest class. Cast aside, dehumanized, and stricken from basic human rights. Such an outlook has deep historical roots, reflecting a long-standing p...

Please Pray That We Make It Through Today

Today’s the big day and I’m not so sure that I have the strength to get through it. If you’re the praying kind, please send prayers up for my granddaughter and I. Good vibes, positive, healing energy… whatever you’ve got, I’ll take it. I know that I won&rsq...