Let Your Values Go Viral, Part 1
Raising empathic kids starts with being a values driven parent. It starts with being the “change you want to see in the world”, as Ghandi put it. If you value compassion, hard work, and health, lead with those values. If you make those values happen in...If You’ve Been Cheated On
No matter what problems were in your relationship, your partner’s affair is not a reflection on you.
Shifting the Golden Rule: Do Unto Others, Sort of
I like the “Golden Rule”: “Do unto others as you would have done unto you”. And I do try to do unto others as I would have others to do for me. But, boy oh boy can it ever backfire if you’re too specific about it. In most cases, it seems to be better to...Play Catch – not Hardball – with your Loved One’s Emotions
Our emotions are like baseballs that we hope other people catch. Sometimes we throw them hard at people, “You suck! You’re fired!” Sometimes we throw them soft, “I had the worst day. Rub my feet???” Sometimes we throw them like a knuckle ball, and no one sees where they’re going.a