“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom”. – Confucius What I plan to ponder this week is the gift that comes with change. Sometimes it is easy to see the gift right away- like when you get lost on a hike but discover a meadow you never knew […]
Archives for September 2011
Marriage is Good For Your Health
A new study from the University of Rochester was just released that shows the benefits of happy marriages for the health of both men and women. This study is relevant because it sheds new light on past studies that have shown that married men live longer but that marriage did not benefit women in the same way. […]
Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids
For more help with Key #2, Expressing Feelings… Dealing with emotions- our own and those of our kids and partners- can be one of the more painful, frustrating, and ultimately fulfilling parts of being in a family. After the groundbreaking classic bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman came out in 1995, the world came to the […]
Tears for the Soul
“The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.” -Isak Dinesen Although Isak Dinesen was not a psychologist, her words of advice ring as true today as 100 years ago when they were first written. Not to insult the erudite or the English majors reading this blog, but to remind ourselves, Dinesen […]
Letting Go of Blame
A recent news article by Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent for CNN Health, examines the effects of bitterness on our health and well-being. This research finding and others are spelled out in a hefty textbook called Embitterment: Societal, Psychological and Clinical Perspectives. For the vast majority of us who will not wade through this material, […]
