Have you ever spent an afternoon having pleasant thoughts about someone, only to spend the evening having not-so-pleasant thoughts about that same person? Have you ever done a kind deed one day, only to follow up with a not-so-kind deed the next day? Of course you have. Inconsistency is part of being human. You are […]
Resting the Restless Mind
My beagle compulsively sniffs things. It’s part of her biological job description. Beagles are hound dogs, originally bred for hunting, so they tend to be led through life by their noses. Never mind the fact that the most ambitious prey my beagle “hunts” is the food in her bowl. Her default state seems to be […]
Taking Responsibility for Anger
What does an angry adult have in common with a teething baby? Both need something to chew on. Angry people imagine they get angry in response to their life experience. People disappoint, life takes unexpected turns. Suffering happens, and an angry person reacts, telling himself/herself that everything would be okay if only unpleasant or unfair things […]
Top 10 TV Tropes
Sometimes TV reflects reality. Sometimes it doesn’t. As a viewer inevitably being “programmed” by your favorite TV shows, it’s important to know the difference. Here are a few things that happen in TV-World that don’t usually happen in real life. You’re asked to give a eulogy for someone you barely knew. You pretend to be […]
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