…are thinking about the expression of frustration there are three broad categories of activities where it can “come out to play”: destructive activities, constructive activities and melancholy-inducing activities. It is…
…Heart Content and Maturity A rich and varied emotional life is what gives our time on earth its fullness. It is behind our overall expression, spontaneity and full engagement in…
…it life if it doesn’t already possess it. This is rather ironic when it comes to Nature, because it is Life. By that, I mean that it is the essence or at least…
…the marvelous.’ It seems to me that, if ever something marvelous was needed in our world, now is the time. If there is hope in this world – and I…
…snow) and me scrambling to find eggnog to go with the treats while we decorate the tree. And while the preparation is not without its grumblings, it does serve to…
…and care-taking that buffers them against rejection, betrayal, and heartache. The beautiful design in attachment is that our hearts can shield another’s from injury – it is the ultimate cure…
Anyone spending time with a young teenager knows that they can be lovely and intriguing one moment and irrational and angry the next. Their emotions are strong and their prefrontal…
…fully human and humane, civilized and cultured. And secondly, how does school fit into these irreducible needs, for children in general and for one’s own child in particular. The final answer…
…dear readers, I wish for you both permission and invitation. Permission to open the door, and an invitation to bring whatever is in there to come out. For yourself, for…
…is where science and magic join hands and jump through the portal together. This is where our emotions can come out to play, where we can process the hard things…