Opinion

Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.

The world we live in today is full of people determined to gain attention or achieve accolades for their hard work from the people around them. Whether it be through social media platforms or in the workplace, we all know someone somewhere who is determined to achieve a status of praise and appreciation.

Can true happiness only happen when you are with others? Happiness is defined as contentment, but most tend to think of happiness as intense joy or hard belly laughs. Can you be happy or joyful alone? I would argue you can feel it or recall the feeling but not to the true extent you could feel it with others. There are more nuanced angles to be argued but for the sake of the column, I won’t go through all of them.

Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.

Throughout summer college courses, I’ve has been challenged to think about the entrepreneurial mindset and how someone can utilize that mindset in everyday life. One thing that stands out when going through different entrepreneurial case and textbook assignments is that most entrepreneurs’ mindsets before becoming successful rely on action over planning, innovation, creativity and overcoming challenges.

Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.

Confessions are always fun to share, whether they are big or small. You may confess your feelings to a friend and it may end well or maybe not so much. You may confess to your mom that her pork chops were gross, in your opinion. Whatever the confession is, it can be difficult to tell. I have a confession to tell you all, obviously. In fact, I have multiple confessions so listen up or put reading glasses on.

Every day, children are all around us. They explore the world around them and share their encounters through imagination, creativity and ingenuity. Oftentimes, children are experiencing the world for the first time; much of the time, these children are accompanied by an adult trying to teach them the ways of the world through their own lens.

My grandpa reads the Richmond News and he doesn’t live in Ray County or Richmond. He lives in Lexington and he enjoys reading the neighboring county news, I assume and because I write some of it – duh.

The Marine Stewardship Council wants to remind all of us that it’s important to reduce our digital carbon footprint as well. As we’re going more and more digital, “cooling server farms, digital devices and producing new technology all require energy inputs and have a carbon output.” Right now, digital carbon emissions make up to 3.7% of all global emissions. To reduce your footprint, the organization suggests regularly emptying your inbox, reducing cloud usage (delete all those unnecessary pics!) and opting for non-HD streaming whenever you can.