Modesty

In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.~ Oprah Winfrey  

Modesty; a good intention, a valiant effort to shield women from the over sexualization of modern media and society, but a horribly flawed one. Modesty seems to come from a place of good intentions however basing a person’s virtue on their attire is just as objectifying as basing their worth on their sexuality. 

How Outdoor Sports Could Save the Environment

The wilderness and the idea of wilderness is one of the permanent homes of the human spirit. 

- Joseph Wood Krutch

I believe all sports are great. If they're enjoyable, and keep people fit, active and having fun, then fantastic. There's something special to say though, about a sport which also brings people outside and connects them with nature.

It seems obvious how important the earth is, that we need it for water, food, shelter, everything. Yet, that's rarely on the mind of the average person. Especially when day to day life excludes almost all contact with nature.

"Healthy" School Cafeteria Food

"Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil." ~Plato

So my school has decided to "go healthy" mostly because it's now required to by the province. Which is great, or it would be. Except that in actuality they're worse off now then they were before. They have effectively replaced the obviously unhealthy food in the vending machines and being served, to apparent healthy foods. The chip bags are now chip bags with pictures of fields on them, the high calorie chocolate cookies are now high calorie oatmeal cookies. The greasy, cheesy pizza is now greasy, cheesy pizza with microscopic slices of onion and pepper. You see the problem.

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Welcome to the Gear Grinder! 

Athletics is a pursuit with a focus towards personal health and development. This blog will discuss the health and development of our society it will address issues which so to speak "grind my gears".