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The Most Important Lesson For a Child To Learn
In the 12 years since my son Cooper was born, I’ve had a lot of parenting mistakes. Since I only have one child, my experience of raising little humans is admittedly limited to a universe of one. I recently had a friend who’s expecting a child ask me, “what’s the
The 2 Truths We’re Being Reminded Of Right Now
The pandemic that’s swept the globe with breath taking speed and impact has proven two things extraordinarily well — natural laws that have been taken for granted and forgotten. But like a loving and committed parent, nature is here to bring our attention back to them .. by force if
Weathering The Storm And Being Better Off For It
The material, economic and social routines of our world are being torn apart, before our eyes. It’s happening so quickly that many people haven’t yet settled into the stark reality that lies ahead: Life will not be the same in the future, for so many reasons. While there are so
The Practice of Being Seen: The Loop of Connection Exercise
Connection with another human being is one of the most fundamental needs that we all have — yet in today’s world of social media, busyness and isolation, it’s tragically rare for us to experience true heart connection with another’s soul. This simple exercise takes less than 10 minutes. It’s designed
When They Did That To You, It Wasn’t About You At All
What they did to you wasn’t about you at all. While it may seem like they said it or did it to hurt you, punish you or humiliate you — what if it had nothing to do with you? Our natural tendency is to make assumptions about another person’s actions,
You’re Not Wired To Be Happy – The Adaptive Dilemma
What has allowed human beings to become the dominant species on the planet? At the top of the list is our ability to adapt — because of our evolved brain and processing skills, humans are able to adapt to changing situations and environments better than other animals. In fact, our
The Question That Keeps You Trapped
Whether you have kids yourself, or you’ve spent any amount of time around small children as they make their way through the world, you’re definitely equipped to answer the following question: What is the single question that kids are constantly, annoyingly, asking about everything? WHY? Why is the sky blue?