What is the meaning of life? 42, of course!! Um, well, I suppose there are many interpretations to this question and a multitude of viable answers. Answers to this question run the gambit, and some common ones include: To love and serve God (as you interpret Him…or Her, ahem) To reproduce To love one another …Read More
Focus on Being Effective Instead of Being Right
Sep 6, 2012
In my previous blog Can We All Get Along?, I discussed the importance of focusing on being effective instead of being right. Now, I’m sure we can all think of exceptions to what I’m about to say, but I acknowledge that are few, if any, absolute “Truths” in this world. That old saying that “there …Read More
Know Thyself – Listen to Your Feelings
May 13, 2012
We have feelings for a reason. They provide valuable information that can help to steer us in the right direction in life…if we learn to listen to them. Imagine if we didn’t have the emotion of fear and we ran across a grizzly bear. Without such emotions I think the human race would have been …Read More
The Keys to Being a Good Parent
Nov 6, 2011
As parents, we all try to do our best to do a good job. But with thousands of books on the topic of parenting as well as countless articles in popular magazines and periodicals, sometimes it is difficult to know how to be a good parent. Should we be more strict? More lenient? Use time-outs? …Read More
The Problem of Technology “Addiction” – What We Can Do About It
Apr 20, 2011
So, I’ve now gone through why I think that technology can be “addictive,” (see previous posts An Addiction vs. A Problem and The Neuroscience of Tech Addiction) although I think it is important to not got get too hung up on the exact terminology. It is typically easier to discern whether it is a problem by …Read More