A colleague recently shared an observation with my business partner and me, a comment echoed by other coworkers as well: “It looks like Renee and Terry have hit the reset button.” We both agree those words are a compliment of the highest order as they perfectly capture our intentions while also providing evidence that our…
Read MoreAll articles filed in Non-fiction
Our Lists of 100 Things
On August 20, 2020, my friend, Renee, and I visited the beautiful Turning Point Park in Rochester, New York, walked their 3572 ft.-long footbridge, and started our Lists of 100 Things. The List of 100 Things isn’t a bucket list or a wish list, but it also kind of is. It’s more of a list…
Read MoreEasing Into Meditation
The benefits of meditation are substantial and well-known, which is why many of us are striving to integrate the practice into our daily lives. My good friend and now business partner, Renee, and I set out on our learning-to-meditate-journey together. That shared resolution, made while on vacation, is one we’ve kept over the years because…
Read MoreAddressing the Affective Domain in the College Classroom
Hunter Boylan and Barbara Bonham believe the key to implementing effective developmental education is the integration of courses and support services that are “grounded in what we know about how adults learn and how they develop their cognitive and affective skills and characteristics” (vi). Boylan cites classic research by Bloom who estimates that a quarter of…
Read MoreEmerging from my Media Cocoon: The Top Five Reasons I Started a Website
While I’m certainly no Luddite and definitely embrace technologies of all kinds, I’ve never been one to put myself out there in the online social media world. Sure, like many good people, I have an outdated, practically abandoned Linked In profile desperately in need of updating, but Tic Toc and my own YouTube channel are…
Read More
Terry Shamblin Writes 