Life has a way of teaching us in chapters, not classrooms. Every experience, pleasant, painful, confusing, joyful, becomes a lesson in what I call Life Education. I’ve learned that no matter how overwhelming a moment seems, there is always a positive hidden somewhere inside the negative. It may not show itself immediately. Sometimes you have to dig for it. Sometimes it reveals itself only after everything else has settled. But it’s always there, waiting to shape you in ways you never expected.

There comes a point where society becomes so saturated with fake smiles, scripted soundbites, and curated perfection that the truth feels like a forgotten language. Everywhere you look, people polish their words until they lose their meaning, selling the illusion of success, happiness, and certainty. But what about the rest of us, the ones who see the absurdity, who live through the contradictions, and who are tired of choking on the endless layers of sugar-coating?

By Terry LoerchWhen I see a rainbow, I don’t see politics, I don’t see controversy…. I see beauty, promise, and hope. The rainbow has always been more than colors in the sky. In the Bible, it was God’s way of showing love, of reminding us that no matter how stormy the world gets, light will always break through.So, it’s strange, and honestly heartbreaking to me, when people turn the rainbow into something ugly…. a weapon to judge others.

By Terry LoerchPolitical tensions are ramping up worldwide, and our digital platforms have awkwardly morphed into battlegrounds. What once felt like open spaces for discussion, humor, and connection are now carefully curated landscapes policed by hidden algorithms and AI “guidelines” that decide who gets heard, and who gets silenced. While these rules are often framed as protections against hate and harm, they’ve created a sanitized echo chamber where bravery is muted, creativity is clipped, and realness is erased.

The world is a wild, confusing place. People chase money, fame, and vanity as if these are trophies they can carry into eternity. But here’s the truth that unites us all, whether we’re rich, poor, powerful, forgotten, loved, or hated...we all die. That’s the one common denominator written into the contract of being human.