Posts Tagged ‘human connection’
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
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The day set aside for the celebration of love in fast approaching. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Are you one of the many who will once again lament the fact that you are alone? Are you being proactive in finding your soul mate? Or are you simply waiting for that perfect someone to knock on your door like a door-to-door salesperson?
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Tags: human connection, intimacy, life enrichment, living consciously, Personal Growth, Relationships
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
A managing partner in a law firm decries that the 20-someting crop of new lawyers seem to have a attitude of entitlement, expecting sign-on bonuses, vacations, benefits, and high salaries; “they expect to start as partners”.
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Tags: awareness, human connection, living consciously, social issues
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Sunday, January 8th, 2012
I just read about Drew Barrymore becoming engaged …. again. At the same time, I read about Tiger Wood’s ex-wife tearing down a $12.3 million house to re-build a bigger, better one. Marriages and houses, both disposable. Money has little meaning to these people. Does marriage? Celebrities seem to change spouses as readily as teenagers change boyfriends or girlfriends. They buy, sell, and destroy houses, buy huge diamonds, give outrageous parties; everything they do is over the top and unlike anything that ordinary people might do.
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Tags: human connection, intimacy, marriage, Relationships
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
I was talking with a patient recently who said that her mother was the person who kept her posted on family happenings. Since her mother died, she no longer feels connected with the rest of the family because her father does not share information. She realized how dependent she was on her mother for keeping her informed as to family happenings. Her father, on the other hand, is a not forthcoming about family matters. He claims that he does not like to gossip. He takes the position that if people want to know about him or others in the family, they should communicate directly with them.
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Tags: awareness, communication, dialogue, human connection, intimacy, living consciously, mindfulness
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011
For many people, happiness seems to be elusive. For others it seems to be a natural state of being. Are some people hardwired to be miserable while others are hard wired to be happy? I think not. I believe that happiness can be experienced by all people. Yes, even those that are down and out can experience happiness. I have witnessed people who live in mud huts within an impoverished village, tenement housing, group homes, and even homeless folks living under a bridge, experience greater happiness in their lives than those who live in multimillion dollar houses and earn six figure incomes. What can these people teach us about happiness?
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Tags: awareness, human connection, intimacy, life changes, life enrichment, living consciously, spirituality, stress
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Saturday, December 17th, 2011
I was recently talking with a friend of mine wondering what she does for the holidays and whether she would be celebrating Christmas with family or friends. She responded by saying that she did not believe in Christmas, that it was a pagan holiday, and that she was an atheist. She continued by saying that as an atheist she does not celebrate any religious holiday.
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Tags: awareness, human connection, life enrichment, living consciously, social issues
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
The end of the year holidays are quickly approaching. Every year at this time we begin to hear the the Christmas carols, the snow songs, and the sales pitches from all of the stores. The malls are festively decorated inviting you to celebrate the joy of the season and encourage you to spend your money buying gifts for those you love as well as those with whom you do business and even those you hardly know. For many people the holiday spirit is uplifting, filled with good cheer and thoughts of getting together with family and friends to celebrate.
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Tags: awareness, human connection, life enrichment, living consciously, mindfulness, social issues, spirituality
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
Judging from the number of celebrity focused TV shows, magazines, and tabloids, one gets the impression that the majority of Americans are obsessed with what has been dubbed “the culture of celebrity.” The paparazzi track and stalk celebrities hoping to catch a glimpse of them as they go about their daily lives. They love the gossip and delight in taking a picture of the stars in a compromised position. And the public gobbles it up. Tidbits make money.
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Tags: human connection, intimacy, living consciously, marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, social issues
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
There has been much hullabaloo made by the Tea Party advocates, religious fundamentalists, and other groups, claiming that marriage is sacred. They use the “sanctity of marriage” call as the reason why we should not legalize gay marriage (a clear violation of the principle of separation of church and state.) Yet, we have many Hollywood marriages where celebrities marry for convenience, money (e.g., the Kardashian marriage), publicity, etc. Marriage makes good press! And these sanctity of marriage groups say absolutely nothing. (A bit of hypocrisy, no?)
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Tags: human connection, intimacy, life changes, marriage, Relationships, social issues
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