Posted in love relationship on Nov 30th, 2009
Affective relationships give us a sense of purpose and provide added meanings to our lives, actions, and choices, as they create powerful motivations to set and pursue goals which aim is that of maintaining them. They affect us deeply, offering us opportunities to feel and express emotions that come from our universal need to be [...]
Posted in communication, stress management on Nov 25th, 2009
The Lesson to be learned.
Even though a situation of disagreement can cause tension and discomfort when parents and adult children are together, it is important not to become defensive, but keep an open mind and open communication.
When parents and adult children’s views clash, let’s remember that there is some truth in what parents are seeing, [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Nov 19th, 2009
When Parents don’t approve of their Children’s Significant Others
We all like others, particularly our loved ones, to approve of our choices of intimate partners, because these are a reflection on who we are. At the other end, parents often have ideas of who their children should choose as life partners. When children’s choices and parents’ [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Nov 17th, 2009
Mental silence is a state of calm that we reach when we stop the noise and quiet our minds.
Mental silence requires not only external silence, but also inner quiet. Oftentimes we have internal conversations about how we handled something, or what we should have done about a certain decision, or we cheer ourselves for having [...]
Posted in brain and mind on Nov 5th, 2009
We all know the expression “Silence is golden”, yet more and more we seem to ignore its wisdom. Most of us are often hooked up to some kind of ear devices, listening to other people speaking to us on the phone, or listening to books on tape. We use the phone to stay in touch [...]
