I want to tell you a story. It may be one you know, but it is worth retelling, as it forms the basis of today’s post and my book Getting
Have you ever wondered what it really means to be emotionally healthy? Have you ever wondered how your psychological well-being compares to others around you? When I meet new people
“Can you imagine flying over a war and you know you can never look down? You have to look forward, or you’ll never get home. What could be braver than
When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something has suffered damage, and has a history, it becomes
I saw the movie War Horse (2011), last evening. Joey—an untamed thoroughbred who becomes a plow horse, and eventually, a War Horse, is used by Spielberg as a symbol to
It’s easy to see why the attack of 9/11 touched our hearts and our souls so deeply. Patriotism to our country promises to satisfy some of our deepest psychological needs
Sometimes it takes a knock on the head to alert us to a needed change in our life that will help us to grow personally and professionally. This knock can
Tough life challenges test our mettle in many ways. But, perhaps, the most important test to enduring a hard time well is to free your heart of resentment. No matter
The first step you need to take is the step of good faith. I am not speaking about passive hope for a better time to come to you. I’m talking
I’ve been taken in recent months by how many people are being called to endure an especially hard time. Either through a downward turn in health or economic condition, or
