Personality

ProgressiveU has exposed me to an agglomeration of new ideas and independent thinkers. I am most struck, however, by the bizarre combination of ideas many bloggers have; combinations I never before thought possible or even logical. People daily defy my stereotypes. For example, I often categorize people and ideas in political terms because that is easiest for me. But ProU bloggers just don't allow that. One person might hold some sort of drastically conservative idea and at the same time hold another idea which I would consider radically liberal. It's made me wonder exactly how and why we humans arrive at the beliefs and convictions which we do.  Read More »

We all are, are friends with, or have at very least seen "emo" kids. But what makes someone an emo? If you ask most people to define an emo to you, they'll say "whiners, cutters, people who just can't handle life" and often we just agree with it. But my recent experience with a few emo friends has altered my personal perspective on what truly makes someone emo.  Read More »

Everyone has secrets. It's a fact of life. Whether you keep the secret from your friends, your family, your significant other, your teachers, your colleagues... it's a secret one way or the other. But what if you feel as though you can't share these secrets?  Read More »

Millions of social networks, forums, and accounts all requiring a username, password and email. I usually use the same username or a variation of it; Simmons, Dr. Simmons, DocSimmons, etc and I think of all the information I have put on the internet.  Read More »

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My name is Dru and I am sixteen years old. I am a Junior in high school and I have a strong passion for music and God. I love sharing both with my closest friends. I also like to spend my time reading books. I don't exactly have a favorite book right now, but i have a feeling that Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell will be my next favorite when I'm finished with it.  Read More »

No one likes to have challenges in their lives; however, stress is normal. How we handle challenges when they arise -- particularly the significant ones -- says a lot about who we are and about human psychology in general.  Read More »

Okay, so in the past week the utter nonsense of labeling people has really come to light in my mind.
Not because it's unfair.
Not because it's based primarily on appearance, which the majority of us can't change significantly.
Not because it's often hurtful and exclusionary.
Rather, because it just doesn't matter.  Read More »