Is ‘Feeling Good’ the Point of Therapy?
Pain — both emotional and physical — seems to have become a disorder in and of itself. But treating pain as the problem can sometimes land us in even greater pain.
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Pain — both emotional and physical — seems to have become a disorder in and of itself. But treating pain as the problem can sometimes land us in even greater pain.
The election of a new pope holds renewed promise of the fulfillment of hopes, dreams and yearnings, as well as the possibility of a return to revered values and principles.
Aging is something we do not often discuss, probably because we don’t have good role models for it. Instead, we focus on being youthful forever, rather than figuring out how to live with getting older. It’s time to remedy that and look to people who can point us in the right direction. My Uncle Jack was just such a guide.
The recent political attack on Sesame Street ignores all the educational and cultural values it promotes. First among these values is the importance of community. Human beings need people and we ignore this fact at our own peril.
Some people watch what they eat, but how many are careful about how they nourish their minds?
Social psychology has long wondered about the whys and wherefores of helping behavior. They’ve found that while we cannot predict selfless helping, we can promote general helping behavior.
Fear and hopelessness can keep people from exercising their power of free speech or their right to assembly; they don’t think that they can make a difference, so they don’t even try. But while one person may not hold much influence, groups of people working together and standing up for what they believe in can — and do.
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