Itâs time to decide what Christmas books to read this holiday season! The holiday season is upon us once again. I like to theme my reading, so every year I pick a Christmas book to read for the month of December. This year, as I was contemplating which Christmas book to read for 2023, I [â¦]
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WOOP is a research-based method you can start applying right away to achieve your goals. WOOP is an acronym that stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan. Itâs a method for achieving goals, setting preferences, and changing habits that is based on 20 years of sccientific research in the science of motivation. The WOOP method was [â¦]
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You can increase your happiness by applying practices from the science of happiness. I came across an online course from Yale Universityâan Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticutâon âThe Science of Well-Beingâ. Itâs taught by Professor Laurie Santos, and it became the most popular class ever taught at Yale. I took the course [â¦]
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Although often overshadowed by the Ancient Greeks, the Ancient Romans also had a rich culture and produced many must-read books. As Iave mentioned before on this blog, one of my goals in life is to be well-read. Iâm making a list of the books I feel that I need to read to achieve that goal, [â¦]
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What do you do when you want to travel, but canât? People love to travel for many reasons. Here are some of them: We crave knew experiences. We may have read, or heard, of a place that sounds like it would be fantastic to visit. We want to discover new ways of doing things and [â¦]
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You need unwavering commitment to achieve your goals. A while back I wrote a post on Ten Must-Watch TED Talks for lifelong learners. One of the talks that I highlighted in that post was by Connor Grooms. Grooms is a young man who learned to speak Spanish in a month. In his talk, Grooms explains [â¦]
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Being able to cope during hard times, such as these, is an invaluable skill. Life moves in cycles. Sometimes weare up, and sometimes weare down. The upcycles are great, but the downcycles can be difficult to deal with. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, humanity is currently going through a downcycle. This makes the question, aWhatas the [â¦]
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There are plenty of ways to have fun even if you have to stay at home. Itâs mid-March, and the world finds itself in the throes of a pandemic. If thereâs one thing that most experts agree on when it comes to the best way to stay safe from the COVID-19 virus, itâs that we [â¦]
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Stop self-sabotaging your learning efforts. Iam a weightlifter. One of the most difficult weightlifting exercises to perform properlyaif not the most difficultais the barbell back squat. This is for several physical reasons, including the following: In order to squat properly you must have good flexibility and mobility. This includes ankle mobility, hamstring mobility, hip mobility, [â¦]
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Stop waiting to be picked. Pick yourself. Author, marketing expert, and entrepreneur Seth Godin explains that weare taught since we were kids to wait to be picked. When we want something, we wait to get permission from those who are in a position of authority: the Human Resources Director, the publisher, the record label manager, [â¦]
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The Library of Congress Veterans History Project remembers Lieutenant General Julius Becton.
Born the son of a janitor from Pennsylvania, Julius Bectonâs career in the U.S. Army spanned multiple decades, conflicts, continents, and profound changes within the military itself.
Commissioned as an officer in August 1945, he served with a racially segregated unit in Moratai and the Philippines. After World War II, he returned to civilian life, only to rejoin to the Army following the desegregation of the military. Departing for Korea in 1950, he led troops through many harrowing situations and was wounded twice himself. He received further training and additional promotions during the interwar period, and in 1967, he deployed to Vietnam, where he served as commander of a cavalry squadron of the 101st Airborne Division. Throughout his distinguished career--he reached the rank of Lieutenant General in 1978 and retired from the Army in 1983. As a civilian, he directed the US AID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In and out of uniform, he stayed true to his guiding philosophy of integrity above all.
A proponent of the Veterans History Project, General Becton said, âby interviewing a veteran or war worker as part of the Veterans History Project, participants will honor those who served our nation during difficult and dangerous periods in our history.â
Hear his life story, in his own words, here and here.
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On June 26, 2023, join the Library of Congress and the Korean Library Association as we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice with a daylong symposium. From 8:30AM to 5:30PM, participate in panels, film screenings, and a lunch and dinner reception for all in-person attendees. The symposium is a hybrid event and you may also register to attend via Zoom.
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As you finalize your year-end giving, consider a tax-deductible donation to the Library of Congress and become a member of Friends of the Library of Congress!
Your membership will help the Library broaden its reach, expand collections, animate spaces, and ensure that all people everywhere can access the Library of Congress and find the expected and unexpected.
And, as a member, you'll have even more opportunities to engage with the Library and its vast collections in 2023.
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Are you still looking for the coolest holiday history gift? Someone once said that the Library makes history cool. (Okay, it was popstar Lizzo who said that.) Give a Friends of the Library of Congress Membership to a friend or loved one this holiday season!
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On November 10, 2022, the eve of Veterans Day, join the Library of Congress Veterans History Project for a performance of Modern Warrior Live, a powerful jazz and spoken word performance chronicling the journey from combat to catharsis. The Cleveland-based organization is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Forces Community Engagement grant and engages veteransâ traumas directly, weaving a story of Post-Traumatic Stress â and Growth â across multiple combat deployments.
Led by Jaymes Poling, a veteran of the elite 82nd Airborne Division, the musical production recounts his three tours of duty in Afghanistan, his transition home, and his growth as artist. While Polingâs story is his own, his experiences resonate with the Projectâs purpose and the themes explored in the performance are universal.
Adding to the backdrop of this special performance are more than 114,000 U.S. military veterans who have shared their firsthand experiences with the Veterans History Project. The production effects meaningful conversations on veteransâ mental health and concludes with a panel discussion collecting cast members, veteransâ non-profits, and public health specialists.
Join us next week as the Library becomes a venue - and a vehicle â for developing a greater understanding of veterans and their Post Traumatic Growth journey. Sign up for your no-cost timed entry pass, which is required to attend that larger âLive at the Libraryâ open house by clicking here or scanning the QR code on this page.
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VHP joins the nation in mourning the loss of Norman Mineta, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and trailblazer who passed away on May 3, 2022 at the age of 90.
During his lifetime of achievements, Mineta was the first Asian American to be elected as mayor of a major U.S. city, and the first Japanese-American Member of Congress to be elected from the lower 48 statesâan office he held for more than two decades. He went on to serve as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and later, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Mineta was also instrumental in awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the U.S. Armyâs segregated Japanese-American World War II combat unit.Â
VHP is honored to count Minetaâs oral history interview among its collections and is grateful to the Japanese-American Veterans Association (JAVA) for submitting it. Watch his full interview, here.Â
The mission of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of U.S. military war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they did, saw and felt. Learn more at http://www.loc.gov/vets. Share your exciting VHP initiatives, programs, events and news stories with VHP to be considered for a future RSS. Email vohp@loc.gov and place âMy VHP RSS Storyâ in the subject line.
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