Size matters, and when considering the extreme miniaturization of today’s microchips, it matters greatly. The devices these advanced technologies allowed us to build and use are so small they have changed our quality of life in one generation. Just look at your phone and consider how many functions it possesses which required large, separate devices…
The instinct of remaining vigilant is vital to every species’ survival. The lower one is placed on the food chain, the more aggressively one needs to react to threats to maintain their existence. It is one of the ways the fittest survive. In our modern society, examples of physical survival take passive forms with locks,…
Critiquing is a human tool for improvement. It is used from an early age through tests, where the grade and marks point to items for improvement. It is an essential part of adult interaction and is used to discuss and improve on tasks and ideas. Critiquing a work project, personal behavior, or relationship issue reveals…
Many of us learned the importance of excelling from an early age. Individual success is encouraged from childhood. Many apply that discipline to all aspects of their lives, including family and relationships, by placing their happiness and success above all else. They expect, even demand, that everyone around them will adhere to and support their…
Those among us who have experienced dating before the age of the internet and smartphones remember a different, simpler way of getting to know other people and sailing into a relationship. Every aspect of that courtship, including romantic and platonic relationships, was conducted on a personal level. Everything you came to find about the other…
Going to places together and enjoying activities with a loved one, a friend, or other companions, is the preferred way for most people to do things. We go to the movies, dine, travel, play – the list is endless. Most of us prefer to do these things with others because we are social creatures and…
The topic of family members alienating from each other continues to be on many people’s minds. Following the publication of A Family Apart, I received several replies, including an email from a concerned parent. In it, the parent asked me to reflect on how to deal with the grief brought on after their child cut…
I recently responded to a call from a woman who struggled emotionally after severing her relationship with her mother. The reasons for her decision shall remain private and are not important for this topic. Her decision and action are what I will talk about here. Over the years, I have met several people who took…
The “they” in the above title are the people who peer into a personal situation and voice an opinion or exert peer pressure. “They” are the crowd that may give you pause before you make a decision or take an action on a personal situation. “They” can be family members, friends, work colleagues, or neighbors….
Let’s talk about love. Can you remember how many relationships you were in before the one you are in right now? We are social creatures who begin to show personal interest in others from an early age. When romance is possible, we try and fail, learn from it, and improve with experience. Relationships form and…