It is Election Day in the spring of 2015. William H. Hall High School is choosing its student body president for the upcoming year and I have thrown my hat into the ring. Armed with my 3 years of Student Association experience, my dashing good looks, and an incredible slogan (“If you don’t vote Hutensky,… Read more »
Living simply leads to love. This message rings loud and clear in Courtney Carver’s new book Soulful Simplicity, like bells marking a new hour or resolutions for a new year. For me, simplicity springs to mind the minimalist movement, which began trending after the Great Recession. The Minimalists site defines minimalism as “a tool to… Read more »
Name: Klay Williams Hometown: New York City Circle Start Date: November 7, 2017 What attracted you to Ben Franklin Circles? I was invited to do a segment on BoldTV and talk about Resolution—how it has defined my work as an author and holistic lifestyle coach and what it looks like in the lives’ of… Read more »
I wonder how the world would change if we treated our emotional reserves the way we ought to treat our financial ones. Benjamin Franklin defined frugality like this: “Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.” I’d like to focus on emotional frugality: being wise in the way… Read more »
Name: Art Beveridge Hometown: Henderson, NC (Circle is in nearby Kittrell) Sponsor Organization: Ben Franklin Society Date Launched: February 2016 What attracted you to Ben Franklin Circles? Back in February of 2016, we had several people who wanted to start a book club in conjunction with our already established Ben Franklin Society here… Read more »
Even just a cursory look at headlines these days brings forth an environment of “us vs them” and foretells a path toward greater divisions. While our society has had a history of deep divisions, this somehow seems different. What seems different is that the people who make this country work – the teachers, the… Read more »