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The Secret of Awakening & Spiritual Enlightenment
When I first learned to meditate, I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't characterize my practice as earnest. It wasn't until I understood how it could dramatically improve my personal and spiritual growth that...
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When Digital Natives Become Parents
The first generation of digital kids is now old enough to be parents themselves. This is the millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000, who grew up on video games, had access to email in grade...
View ArticleCan't Touch This!
Joran van der Sloot, scheduled to plead guilty to murder earlier this month, wanted more time to "reflect" on the deal he would make. He seemed to think that the court should accommodate him, and even...
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What Ever Happened to Nice as a Virtue?
I don't know about you but I'm amazed at what seems to be considered as acceptable behavior out there. This is clearly seen among politicians during the recent GOP debates, celebrities of all types,...
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Paula Deen And The Business Of Butter
This week Paula Deen, Food Network Star and heavy cream advocate, announced to the world that she has Type 2 Diabetes. Most of us responded with a collective "Duh!" as if we had always assumed Paula...
View ArticlePreventing Suicide on Campus
Last week, I wrote about one of the challenges of preventing suicide among college students: Parental notification. Since campuses as institutions take on responsibility for students in loco parentis,...
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Landing on Planet Millennial
It certainly looks like it and if it's not a full-out war, then it's certainly more than a border skirmish. Granted, if literature (and human experience) are reliable indicators, true love and...
View ArticleDSM-5: How Reliable Is Reliable Enough?
This is the title of a disturbing commentary written by the leaders of the DSM 5 Task Force and published in this month's American Journal of Psychiatry. The contents suggest that we must lower our...
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So You Want To Be A Hollywood Writer?
As a travel journalist, I have roamed the globe and occasionally have found myself in a tricky or potentially fearsome situation. But nothing, nothing compares to the trickiness or fearsomeness I...
View ArticleTips for Helping Kids Handle Their Emotions
Author and humorist Erma Bombeck once wrote, "When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out." As parents, we all have moments when we would like...
View Article"Open Marriage" Hits the Mainstream
Just a quick note to let you know we've added our two cents' worth to the discussion of Newt's marital issues in the New York Times, along with Dan Savage, Dossie Easton, and others. Here are two more...
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How to Grow a Thicker Skin - The Dangers of Feeling Slighted
Jane spent weeks organizing the office Christmas party. She booked the room, organized the entertainment and tickets, sent out the e-mails. The party went well and at its end, her manager stood up to...
View ArticleAre Men’s Contributions to Childcare Equal to Women’s?
A friend of mine and his wife just had twins. He's in the publishing industry which means sporadic work and not much pay. His wife works in government as a senior policy analyst, which means her work...
View ArticleStep by Step: From Entitlements to Employment
I left my first job as a social worker in a cloud of shame and humiliation. After two psychiatric hospitalizations for depression in rapid succession at the end of 2005 and in early 2006, I came...
View ArticleAn Interview With Marianne Williamson: The Way To Find Love
I'm most honored to have Marianne Williamson share her insights with readers of this blog. Marianne is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer, and one of America's most beloved spiritual...
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Elephants Shaba and Connie To Remain Together: Public Concern Works
The ongoing saga of two elephants, Shaba, a 31 year-old African elephant and Connie, a 44 year-old Asian elephant, has attracted a lot of attention because of plans to separate them. They have lived...
View Article"What Were Wars?" Don't Blame Other Animals For Human Violence
Human's long-time and rampant obsession with making war is well-known, as is some people's claims that because we are animals it's natural to behave in these violently destructive ways. John Horgan's...
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Newt Gingrich: Sex, Lies, and Politics
If you listen to one side of the media reports, Newt Gingrich is a philandering womanizer who dumps any woman who stands in the way of his Manhood's needs. If you listen to the other, he is an...
View ArticleBorderline Personality: The Promiscuous Diagnosis
Probably more than any other psychiatric diagnosis, Borderline Personality Disorder is rarely a solitary one. There are several reasons why in doctors' notes and insurance forms there are usually...
View ArticleLove and suffering
In the presence of one disposed to kindness, you will notice an absence of guile, an ability to listen, and a disinclination to compete. If you can reciprocate, you will experience a growing feeling of...
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