Have you taught your children the power of no?
Are you thinking that you have the power when you say no to them, and enjoy it? It is my opinion that the sooner a child learns that the word ‘no’ is an invitation to think, the better off they …
What does the future hold for you?
What does the future hold for those younger? I ask that because lately I’ve seen some very disturbing statistics. Take for example; Children and youth (10 to 19 years) Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death Males account for …
Are we really helping our children?
Do you always say ‘yes’ to their requests? I bring this up because at present I am working with ten young men in a small discussion group about life and looking at new ways to live life. And because we’ve …
Have you forgot about humility?
Did you know that humility is a virtue? Are you asking what is a virtue? Aristotle defined moral virtue as a disposition to behave in the right manner. He went on to say that virtue was a mean between extremes …
Have we become Pavlov’s dogs?
Have you been trained to act on some behaviors automatically? Let me explain. In the early in the history of the science in behaviorism, a famous behaviorist named Ivan Pavlov showed that he could get a dog to salivate through …
What about the neglected children?
What about how neglected children end up as adults? Recently I listened to a number of people speaking about a child as if the life that child had no value. The comments about the neglected child alarmed me; think about …
Have we become a victimized society?
Have we forgot that we have freedom of choice in our actions and our thoughts? If you haven’t noticed it – we are deeply entrenched in what is called ‘identity politics’. According to Google, identity politics is ‘a tendency for …
Have you become a cognitive miser?
Are you looking for simpler or effort-less ways to solve problems? If you said ‘yes’ you are not alone. This is because as one article I read stated we’ve become ‘lazy thinkers’. Now that is a sad commentary on our …
Are we really in complete control?
If we aren’t in control we must be victims, aren’t we? At least this is what some organizations are purporting. The company is called Nxivm (pronounced Nexium) and the companies founder is promoting that we are all in control, that …
What impulses are tying you down?
We all have impulses, and many of these impulses can become compulsions and addictions, don’t they? Wouldn’t it be great to become a master of your impulses? Whether your impulse is to eat, to shop, to drink, take drugs or …