Do you feel there is too much computer in your life? Anthony Silard’s latest in Psychology Today can help. Read part 2 in a “success without surrender” series, here.
Read MoreIs there a panacea for living a long, meaningful, healthy life? As it turns out, based on the convergence of numerous studies there is one factor for long-term well-being that consistently stands out above the others. Research based on data from three longitudinal studies begun in the 1920s and 1930s (life events included the Great Depression […]
Read MoreA User’s Guide to Managing Social Distance This is Part Seven of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. “What if another kid is being mean?” Alex continued. “Then avoid them,” I answered. “You don’t have time to be around people who are mean to you. There are too many people who love you, like your Mommy and Chloe […]
Read MoreThis is Part Six of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. So how can we manage social distance, especially when we wish to be closer than does the other person? Desiring, Not Insisting Desiring to be close to a friend, family member or intimate partner is OK—in fact, it’s a sublime representation of two inherent characteristics of ourselves we never […]
Read MoreLearning grace can help us find balance within our desire for social connection. Read more from Anthony Silard’s latest article in Psychology Today, here.
Read MoreThis is Part Four of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. — Elbert Hubbard One morning about five years ago, I called my wife. She was visiting her family in central Mexico with our two children. She had been there for the previous two weeks. […]
Read MoreThis is Part Three of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. At any point in time, some of our friends desire to be closer to us and some wish for more distance. The irony of craving for less social distance from specific friends is that there are other friends who desire the same from us whom we routinely ignore. […]
Read MoreThis is Part Two of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. — Robert Louis Stevenson The next morning, as I was walking Alex to the school bus, I asked him, “Do you remember this past […]
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Read MoreThis is Part Three of a four-part series published over four consecutive weeks. So how can we go forward in life’s challenging moments? As I advised my friend who has been grieving his wife, we can acknowledge that romantic or companionate love is only one of love’s many forms. In line with the Zimbabwean proverb “If you […]
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