In addition to familistic, one other adjective used by sociologists to describe our culture is pronatalist. It’s the practice of encouraging people to have children. Perhaps...
It was Christmas eve, the most dangerous time for people who were bored and lonely. Kevin started thinking of death. He started getting sick with imagined...
In spite of deafness, Beethoven would walk through the nearby woods and write symphony music as he watched trees swaying in the wind. He would watch...
Life can often feel like a rat race – a never-ending roller coaster of demands and expectations that pull us in different directions. As a counsellor...
We live in a world that places a lot of pressure on us to perform in order to be accepted. The education system grades you, the...
Jessica had a simple happy life, fulfilled in her job as a high school teacher. She loved her students. She was ‘poor and happy’. Unfortunately, she...
I have a wonderful three-year-old daughter. She says funny things and sweet things, and sassy things too. It feels like every week she learns new skills,...
A vacationing businessman was walking along a beach when he saw a young boy. Along the shore were many starfish that had been washed up by...
As an adult, you make decisions and plan what’s next in your life, each and every day. It’s just normal; we all do that. As a...
I was struck with a sense of wonder while eating a handful of sweet lanzones after dinner last night. When I opened one fruit of lanzones, I...
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