"Being popular is easy. All you have to do is tell people what they want to hear, pretend to be interested in things that are completely irrelevant to you, and be fake and dishonest with everyone and everything." -Harry Petsanis Popularity By Harry Petsanis and Donna McCance Popularity is defined as the state of being liked by many people. In reality, popularity has little to do with being liked, and more to do with people wanting to be around someone or something to fulfill

The Beginnings of Freedom By Harry Petsanis and Donna McCance Freedom of Thought, Freedom of Movement, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Choice The constant struggle for control often happens with others trying to take away our freedoms. This begins at the earliest of ages, occurring in the home, school, and society as a whole. A child wants to have their freedoms. Processing their thoughts is part of learning. Often times adults eliminate a child’s a

SELF-ESTEEM By Harry Petsanis and Donna McCance Self-esteem is your sense of self. It’s based on how you like yourself, how you value yourself, how you view yourself, and how you believe in yourself. All this affects how you are able to assert yourself, make decisions, and stick to them. The word “self” in self-esteem is there for a reason. It is your personal identity, how you see yourself, how you determine your worth, and how you see your place in the world. Self-esteem

By Harry Petsanis and Donna McCance We’re not here to tell you what love is. But we can definitely tell you what it isn’t. From understanding what love isn’t, perhaps you’ll have a better understanding of what it is. So many people mix their insecurities, jealousies, obsessions, and dysfunction with what they call love. They intertwine their feelings for another with their internal issues and then combine them, which often creates an unhappy and toxic relationship. People