Yisroel Picker

“I think that probably the most important thing about our education was that it taught us to question even those things we thought we knew.” –Thabo Mbeki **This article will be slightly different than my other articles. It is written in more of a rambling style. Combining two important, yet very different points.**

“It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.” -Barbara Kingsolver A few years ago, I had the privilege of going away on vacation with a number of people in my family. After a long day of traveling and sightseeing, we sat outside our cabins joking, snacking and playing games.

“I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.” -Jackie Joyner-Kersee

President Trump and former President Obama are tweeting their respects and his praises. There is one, rather large, stain on his otherwise flawless legacy, and that is the accusations of rape made against him in 2003. But no one wants to hear about it now.

“It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.” ― Steve Goodier Two and a half years ago, I read a headline titled “WhatsApp Killed My Father.” Such a headline immediately

“You best teach others about healthy boundaries by enforcing yours on them.” ― Bryant McGill Did you see the video of the boy who was forced to walk to school after his school punished him by banning him from the school bus?

There are life lessons to be seen everywhere, one just needs to have the right spectacles in order to properly see them. -Unknown The camp that I went to took us to a racquetball club on Fridays. This location had racquetball courts, basketball

“One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.” -Agatha Christie Being the outgoing and open person that I am, I tend to be the type who can have a conversation with almost anyone.

People will forget what you said. They will forget what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou The store where I most recently purchased a suit is going out of business. I did not find this surprising, given

“Before anything great is really achieved, your comfort zone must be disturbed.” – Ray Lewis Speaking is the utterance of words, communication is the delivery of words in a way that they can be understood by the listener in the way it was intended by the speaker.

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