On learning what it means to let go, why we have the need to fix those near us, and what true friendship actually is....
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Relationships & Family |
April 25, 2016
Why You Should Always Make New Friends, No Matter How Old You Are
The older we get, the less likely we are to expand our social circle. That can actually stop us some important internal growth. Here's why it's so important to keep making new friends, no matter how old you get....
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Compassion is not just an action or an emotion. It's more comparable to a muscle: one that can be exercised....
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Is social media, video games, and other online technology a danger to true social connections for children? Or is there something that children are gaining that parents may be missing?...
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Relationships & Family, Science & Technology, Wisdom Warehouse |
February 05, 2016
Does Facebook Bring Us Closer To Kevin Bacon?
A new study released that thanks to Facebook, we are only 3.57 degrees of separation away from Kevin Bacon. But... are we really?...
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Relationships & Family, Wisdom Warehouse |
February 02, 2016
I Didn’t Love My Wife When We Got Married
I thought I loved my wife from the moment we started dating. I was wrong....
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What if we stopped expecting perfection from ourselves and from others? What if performance didn't determine worth?...
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Nothing frightens a suburban parent more than the prospect of his child getting into the car of a drunk driver. Parents will grant all kinds of dispensation for what we consider inappropriate behavior if our child just calls us for pick-up instead of getting into the wrong car. My children are not quite at that age yet, but I imagine that I would follow that same wisdom. Wouldn’t we trade anything to ensure our child’s safety? What if I were to tell you that you could exponentially diminish the possibility of your......
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Relationships & Family, Wisdom Warehouse |
December 03, 2015
Setting Expectations for Our Kids… and Ourselves
Can we expect “sexual purity” from our kids? Before defining that term, let alone answering the question, I should explain that I am addressing it for two reasons: one news-driven and the other driven by the ongoing challenge/opportunity that is contemporary parenting. Articles such as this one just published by Brianna Sharbaugh are increasingly in play with a variety of parenting and news sites – mostly, but not exclusively, those of a more conservative bent. Since more than half of the nation defines itself as either conservative or conservative-leaning, it pays to......
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