Experience

Although it may not always seem like it, your children really do listen to you. They soak up your every word, even when you do not think they are paying attention. Most of us use this knowledge in order to limit the bad things they hear.…

Having expectations of others is the surest way to cause yourself unnecessary aggravation and stress. Not to mention the frustration you cause them to feel when they fail to meet your standards. Some things are natural to expect. For…

Resilience is like a neglected muscle group - totally ignored until we need it, and then stressed to its limit seemingly without warning. If we are not ready to use it, the pain can be severe. Unlike our muscles, however, there is not a…

Do snobs really go to the opera? Do hillbillies actually play the banjo? Perhaps so, suggests a study by the Canadian Review of Sociology. Buy an “Intelligence is sexy” t-shirt! According to this research, poorer, less-educated people…

The first highlight on one of the pieces I was reading to research this article reads: “There’s considerable evidence that time doesn’t speed up as we age” and I thought, wow, well, that’s good. Inasmuch as time is a self-imposed,…

As I get older, I'm beginning to realize that one thing that will constantly change as an adult is your group of friends. Changes in your life, location, family, etc. all lead to an ever-evolving social group. People come, people go,…

Every day we are faced with two basic types of decisions. The first is know as a habit-based decision. There are things like our morning routines or commutes to work that our brain essentially powers through without much input from us.…