Many parents today are struggling with the challenge of closed schools and of guiding their children with distance or virtual learning, mostly online. There are over 100,000 elementary and secondary schools in the United States, and over 56 million students are enrolled but with the closing of so many school systems to help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, kids are forced to continue their education at home.
Read MoreAs the pandemic drags on, life in lockdown is taking a serious toll on our mental and sexual health. For singles faced with social distancing, this sexual dry spell may be sadly unavoidable.
For couples, it may be a different story. The enforced closeness that comes with quarantining together has often increased the friction between couples. Being in the same space with your partner for an extended period can magnify your sense of annoyance at your partner's quirks and kill your sexual desire.
Read MoreTrust is a huge issue. We have all been disappointed in the performance of others; sometimes it is a contract unfulfilled and sometimes we are betrayed. It would be so convenient if we could trust our gut, but even then we often mistake the voice of our ego for the voice within, known in spiritual circles as “the higher self.”
Read MoreWhy do the most successful and busiest people in the world take the time to pay attention to building deep connections while others are too busy multi-tasking that they end up in shallow acquaintances and lose the people closest to them? The mother of these problems is simple yet profound: The Shortened Attention Span
Read MoreEach of us wants to live a fulfilled life. We come out of the womb generally expecting to do so. But somewhere along the way, usually starting in childhood, we surrender our goal bit-by-bit to the dictates of fear and anxiety. It may creep up on us slowly, but the sense of “Possibility” where we can spread “wide our narrow Hands / To gather Paradise”, as Emily Dickinson so beautifully described, seems to get progressively buried over the course of our lifetimes. We are, as a culture, profoundly mired in the ways of fear; our collective consciousness seems to have lost its soul.
Read MoreHow do you think you are doing in life? Students get report cards in school and employees get an annual evaluation but what about your personal life? Do you get regular valuable feedback from important people in your life about how you are doing regarding your relationship with them and others around you? Most likely not. What if you asked your friends or a family member who you trust and respect to do an evaluation about you? Are you up for the challenge? It’s a great personal development tool if everyone is honest and the recipient promises to take constructive criticism well.
Read MoreSo, you are longing for a committed relationship. You are not alone. Everyone wants and needs love in their life. Just remember one thing: “The grass is always greener on the other side until you get there.”
Fact is that you have to be happy and love yourself before you can make anyone else happy. Become independent on all levels, including financially. No one wants to be with a person who suffocates them or clings to them constantly or depends on them.
Read MoreA bio or biography is an introduction of who people are and what they have accomplished professionally. It’s not your resume, but a narrative about you. You probably have a professional biography but have you ever written your personal biography? How about a personal mission and vision statement? Every company has one, and so should you as a person.
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