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November 5, 2018
How Parents Who Play Favorites Hurt the Entire Family
Parents try to be fair, but children pick up on subtle differences in the way they are treated. In a study appearing in the journal Child Development, researchers led by Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of human development and applied psychology at … Continue reading →
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October 31, 2018
October 26, 2018
What Two Things Most Shape our Lives? Love and Attention
Our emotional well being depends hugely on how well we can control our attention Two fundamental things – love and attention – shape our lives more than anything else. Without the consistent love of at least one person, children’s brains … Continue reading →
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October 24, 2018
The Importance of Friendship
The causes of modern social problems, from divorce to homelessness and obesity, are often thought to be based in areas such as poverty, stress or unhappiness. But researchers suggest we are overlooking something crucial: friendship. It would appear that our … Continue reading →
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October 22, 2018
The Blessing of Being Vulnerable
Be sure to keep yourself vulnerable… Make sure you expose yourself emotionally… Place yourself in situations in which you can make sure that you can be hurt… Do people tell you these things often? Of course not! You’ve probably never … Continue reading →
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October 19, 2018
Why Our Unity is So Important and Beautiful to God
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may … Continue reading →
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October 17, 2018
What is the Purpose of Family?
Although I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I don’t often share material that is exclusively issued by my religion. However, my heart is telling me today that this information needs to be shared. … Continue reading →
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October 15, 2018
Ideas and Consequences: The Power of Positive Example
As an academician and former professor who taught at the college level for seven years, I feel that being with students again is much like coming home. There is much about the academic environment that shines as a beacon for … Continue reading →
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October 11, 2018
11 Things You Must Do to Create the Life of Your Dreams
An ugly duckling. Diana (pronounced DeeAnna) was told as a young girl by her mother that she was ugly, and lacked the beauty her younger sister possessed. First of all, I can’t imagine a mother saying such a thing, and … Continue reading →
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October 9, 2018
Live with Purpose – Define Your Life Mission and Life Vision
A man must live with purpose if he wants to Become a Force of Nature. Having a Life Mission and Life Vision will give you that purpose. Life Mission A Life Mission is a lean and simple set of overriding principles by which … Continue reading →
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