To understand emotion is to understand who we are and to comprehend something of the complexity of ourselves. Emotion heats up in us for pleasure and pain every day we live, and it does so many times each day. But it doesn’t rise to the same intensity in all of
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Is it logical and reasonable? We often ask this question. We use these two words, logical and reasonable, frequently and we need them in our repertoire of words. But have we stopped to understand the place logic and reason hold in our thinking, and the place they hold in the
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People have asked this for millennia in conversations and in recorded literature. Why? Do we have trouble with what is true? I would say, yes. All of us struggle with the truth at times — if we are honest. We either seek it or stretch it, falsify it, tell it
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Maybe some people are not aware of what is driving the behavior of our culture and our youth. But for those of us who are aware, perhaps you are wondering where the growing resistance is coming from to being treated as though anyone has the right to tell anyone else
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Freedom from being judged is the in-vogue belief these days. Children, adults, and I have even heard professors say things that amount to a foolish revelation: “Don’t judge me” or “You can’t tell me what is right and wrong.” It’s just what the doctor ordered for the “liberated, unrestricted” mind!
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All parents become parents for the first time each time they welcome another child into their family. Unfortunately, we must learn as we go as best we can. We must learn how to parent from the beginning because your children are not the same as you and each child is
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The Crooked Fact Some crooked thinkers (incomplete thinkers) tell us we don’t choose anything and that our choices are chemically made for us. Yes, and these theories are being taught as scientific facts to our youth! As an example, I just completed a course, produced by The Great Courses and
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What does life look like for those who don’t believe they must accept the results of their choices and own the consequences of whatever those choices bring to them? Let’s sample the life of a loser. “Blame Game Experts” Don’t Own the Consequences Losers are the experts at the
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When you’re making choices about important matters, do you ever go on autopilot? Or do you choose with great intention? If you’re like most of us, it’s probably a blend, depending on the nature of the choice. But what happens when you believe you really don’t have a choice? What
Continue readingIs yours a peaceful home? Or are there far too many personal relationship clashes between your children or between you and your child? Why do these clashes occur? Is there anything we can do to reduce the frequency and intensity of the relationship-busting encounters? Is there any hope for real
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Did you make any choices today? You probably made “zillions” of them if you counted them all. Are you free to make your own choices? You want to be, don’t you? Therefore, get comfortable with insisting you make your own choices and also get comfortable with believing you must own
Continue readingLet’s give some attention today to parent-child bonding. We’ve already discussed some points that are critical to parenting success. Parent-child bonding would be at the top of the list. Let’s review: We must understand each other in order to have successful relationships. Bonding cannot be achieved by the parent. The
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