I enjoy reading. It is an escape for me on so many levels. It is also a way for me to challenge myself…to think about the things that I may not think about on a daily basis. This wees, I finished reading We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates and started reading Why Women Have Sex by Cindy Meston and David Read more…
Writing posts for Collective Inquiry is such an interesting experience for me. Sometimes I struggle to think of what I will write for the week, sometimes I wake up inspired and eager to write (like Monday morning), sometimes I write a post and don’t think much about it afterward, and then sometimes I write a post and it remains lingering Read more…
I’ve written before about the problem with focusing too much on happiness at the expense of our ability to feel sad. Leo Babauta over at zenhabits.net writes about how contentment is more important than happiness. He provides reasons why we should focus on contentment, such as “happiness can go up or down each day (or moment), but contentment is something Read more…
I come from a branch of therapy that believes in the power of words. Even subtle differences between words can make a large impact. One of the examples that is frequently used is the difference between these two questions: 1. Can you tell me of a time when the two of you were getting along? 2. Will you tell me Read more…
Sometimes it is a rather eye-opening experience to realize how much influence we have over others. Interpersonal influence was a topic covered in one of my classes this past week. At the core of the research conducted on influence was this idea that we influence others in an attempt to benefit ourselves and the people in our lives. I will Read more…
