Back in the 80s, marital therapists used to give angry couples nerf-like bats and tell them to go at each other. We also used to advise angry teens to hit their pillows or even purchase a punching bag and wail on that. While there was no physical danger to engaging people in these exercises, we now know that…
Category: Belief Net
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Encountering Life Storms: Lessons from Pilots
Are you going through a difficult time, what we might call a storm in your life? It could be a health diagnosis, a failing relationship, difficulty at work, parenting problems, etc. We all have problems and issues that pop up in life. This is unavoidable. But what isn’t unavoidable is…
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The Positive Side of Social Media and Teens
Parenting concerns about the role of social media in the lives of teens are real. We are all too familiar with the dark side of 0n-line problems –cyberbullying, stalking, invasion of privacy, child predators, etc.
But are there any positive sides to teens and social media use? World Vision is…
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Do Opposites Really Attract?
Are you emotionally expressive but attracted to someone who seems to be very reluctant to share his emotional feelings?
It may be the intrigue that has captured your attention. Or perhaps it is the challenge of opening up someone who seems emotional closed. This opposite style of…
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Ash Wednesday: A Day to Let Go of Relationship Hurt
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future—Paul Boese
Today is Ash Wednesday. It is the beginning of the 40 days of preparation (Lent) that leads to the celebration of Chris’s death (Good Friday) , burial and resurrection (Easter). On this…