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Realistic Advice for When Life is Kicking Your Ass
I've always said that the only constant in life is that it is always changing. No matter how well-adjusted and emotionally intelligent we may think we are, there are times that life is going to kick our ass.
It happens to the best of us…
What this Woman Did For Children in New York Should Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Now that we are officially well into the holiday season, I'm always glad to see the media's focus go from everything that is wrong with people and focusing instead, on the people that are doing some good. Take, for instance, the story of…
What John Gottman's "Love Lab" can Teach Us About Relationships
back in the 1970's, divorce rates started to skyrocket at a rate that had never been seen before. The concern at the time was the impact that these divorce rates would have on the children associated with the divorces, so psychologist…
5 Things We Give Others that We Shouldn't Expect in Return
We have all had those days where if we had a place to escape to, we'd be off in a cartoonish puff of dust headed to our respective happy places. I know I do. I have them all the time. I've always believed wholeheartedly in the statement…
Why Emotionally Intelligent People are Hard To Find But Highly Sought After
I recently attended a reunion, after nearly a decade that had passed between last meeting these individuals, it only took ten minutes with them to remind me why I rarely felt 'part' of their social world and hadn't missed them at all in…
Children Disconnected From Nature Won't Fight To Save It.
I recently returned from a trip to South Africa with my three-year-old son. We spent a period of time living in the African bush whilst participating in the daily life of animal conservation. A trip with a toddler on my own was a whole…
Identifying the Perspective Gap (More Importantly: How to Bridge It)
Have you ever been in a situation where you just feel like someone doesn't get you? Maybe it is a boss who doesn't understand your responsibilities to your family, or a single friend who doesn't understand your relationship struggles.…
How Venting to Friends Can Make Things Go From Bad to Worse.
We live in stressful times, there is no doubt about that. Work, finances, love issues and general pressure take us all on a roller coaster of life's ups and downs. Sometime anger, fear and upset build up so intensely it feels like we need…
"Feel-Good Music": It's All About the Math
I have to agree wholeheartedly with Plato when he said, "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything." I've written in the past about how…
Charlie Chaplin's greatest speech reminds us once again to unite for a new world.
People all around the globe are reeling from the horror of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, as well as the downing of airlines, the atrocious attacks and abuses of power in Palestine and Middle East, Eastern Europe, Syria,…