It started innocently enough. A co-worker asked me for a recommendation. I don’t take writing recommendations lightly, since I want them to be sincere and it takes time to write them. But I felt that I could honestly recommend her, so I took some time writing one and sent it to her. Yet instead of […]
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In most arguments that people tell me about, they think that they are right and the other person is wrong. This makes it really difficult to solve any type of argument. Almost nobody ever thinks they are wrong. So if both people think they are right, then how can they come to a resolution? From
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With lots of discussions going on right now about domestic violence due to the Ray Rice video being released, many people are asking incredulously why his then-fiancée stayed in the relationship. “Why I stayed” tweets and posts are becoming increasingly popular, feeding our desire to understand. Rationally speaking, why would someone who is being abused
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“Wait a minute, but I want to be happy! I don’t want to feel these “negative” feelings,” you may think. I too have always struggled with some of these emotions, because I want to generally be happy. And I don’t want to be a person who is jealous or resentful of others. Yet psychologists like
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~Maya Angelou I love Maya’s mission statement! For one, I like the word “thrive”, since it goes beyond just wanting to be happy. It makes me think of having
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