Haiku is a lovely form of poetry from Japan. It has only three lines and seventeen syllables. We use...
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Which is the Best Choice?
Which is the Best Choice? The situation described below is a bit like a Zen Koan – it challenges...
Procrastinating to Get Things Done
Do you consider yourself a procrastinator? Undoubtedly, many of us have procrastinated on some project or task at some...
That’s What I Thought
A friend of mine recently visited her mother in a nursing home. But her mother didn’t recognize her. Her...
What Prevents You from Appreciating Your Partner (and a lot of other people)? Hint: It has to do with gorillas
Are you familiar with the “invisible gorilla” experiment? A group of people were asked to pass basketballs back and...
Rolling Your Eyes in a Relationship — Felony or Misdemeanor (Audio)
(Audio Podcast – 5 min.) Most of us realize that there’s no right and wrong when it comes to...
Directional Vows — Devoting Yourself to Change
Are you ready to write your vows? Not marriage vows – directional vows. This is a vow (or vows)...
Media Multitasking Tied to Anxiety, Depression
In a recent study at Michigan State University researchers found that “media multitasking” (using multiple forms of media at...








