The 1990s comedy Cool Runnings is about the first-ever Jamaican bobsled team to compete in the Winter Olympics.
Their coach, played by John Candy, is an American gold medalist who retires in Jamaica in disgrace after cheating in an Olympic bobsledding event. He makes his living as a bookie until he’s convinced to coach the Jamaican team.
A few years ago, I bought a gratitude journal.
This was right around the time that gratitude lists were becoming popular, so I jumped on the bandwagon. I started every day by listing three things I’m grateful for. It would look something like this:
There’s a scene in the movie Rocketman where a young Elton John plays the piano for an American band (don’t worry; no spoilers here).
After the show, Elton asks the lead singer in the band, How do I become a songwriter?
For Henri Tajfel, the study of genocide was personal.
He was a Polish Jew who served in the French Army during World War II. He was captured by the Germans but survived the Holocaust because they didn’t realize he was Jewish. Although he escaped death, many of his friends and family members didn’t.
