Now that Valentine’s Day is in the rear-view mirror, the challenge to love each other every day looks us square in the eye. Love is not an annual calling fueled by roses and chocolates, or dinner at an overpriced restaurant. Love is about treating … [Read more...]
Please Like Me
Why do we spend so much time worrying about what other people think about us? Why do we change our behavior to be liked, to be accepted, to be appreciated by those, that in the long run, really do not matter? We must learn to believe in ourselves, … [Read more...]
Practice Kindness
We tend to quickly make a beeline for those whose influence can help us, or those we admire. We rarely reach out with gestures of kindness to people who make our lives more comfortable — those that work tirelessly without seeking reward or … [Read more...]
Beliefs & Facts
Why is it that belief and magic drive our behavior more than evidence and fact? As a recent TED Talk emphasized, we are entitled to our beliefs and our prejudice — we are not entitled to ignore the facts, or manipulate them. Yet we do this with … [Read more...]