While I certainly pray that is not the case, Jamil Zaki, a Stanford psychologist and director of its Social Neuroscience Laboratory, states, “If you wanted to design a system to break empathy, you could scarcely do better than the society we’ve created.” He believes that we are becoming more and more disengaged, citing the amount…
DetailsI will never forget after my first child was born how amazed I was that I could feel such love for a “little person.” It was overwhelming. So, when my second child was about to enter the world five years later – I was concerned. I knew the enormity of my love for the first…
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The answer may be – Yes. A study from 2021 found that for a vast number of individuals using Instagram, felt worse about themselves, which contributed to increased depression and anxiety. This was in part from people constantly comparing and evaluating themselves in relationship to others. The study found (this won’t sound too profound), that…
Details“There’s a conversation between a minister, a priest, and a rabbi . . . . . “ Ok, no I am not going to tell a joke, but if I did, would you laugh? Well, maybe that’s not a fair question because people are more likely to groan at my jokes than laugh (unless of…
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You’ve been married for 20 years plus. Life with your spouse has become predictable. For the most part, you know each other’s habits and idiosyncrasies, and maybe can even complete each other’s sentences. So, the question is – is there anything left to learn. While it may not feel as though there is, I would…
DetailsI remember as a kid that Christmases were my favorite time of the year. We almost always spent the holiday with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins, who were such great fun. They lived in another state and they either came to our house or we went to theirs. We looked forward to getting together and…
DetailsWhen is the last time that you woke up completely and totally refreshed? If you are like most of us, you may not remember when. All you may know is that it hasn’t been during the last decade. We easily find ourselves exhausted from: work, fixing meals, running the kids around (or chasing around after…
DetailsWhen you read that question, what comes to mind? When we were in high school, many of the girls thought, “Well he must be tall and muscular, have a nice car, and make at least a little money.” The guys might have said, “She needs to be slim, cute, and have blonde (brunette, red, fill…
DetailsWhile this may seem like a strange question, it is one that was raised recently by author Robert Frank. He discusses a conversation between two women in which one verbalized her frustration and wondered aloud why she kept chasing after guys that had no interest in her. At this same time other guys in whom…
DetailsAuthor and friend, Matt Heard writes in his book Life With a Capital L, “. . . we too often want our lives to be characterized by something that our individual days don’t come close to resembling. But the truth of the matter is a bunch of wasted days added together won’t make a significant…
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