Many times we wonder why we react to things the way we do. We look back and chastise ourselves for the way we handled a situation. We also find ourselves doing things in a certain way and wonder why. In many instances our actions and the way we react is routed in our childhood. In […]
Why Are We So Detached?
April 7, 2012 by
Too frequently the trend in our society is for individuals to be detached from one another. Automobiles have taken us off the streets, where we used to greet each other and stop to chit chat. Cubicles have removed a bit of the humanity in working, as have factories and even computers to some extent. Television […]
Its Good to Help Others
April 7, 2012 by
Our culture tends to associate happiness with getting something. Why should we humans be programmed to respond so positively to giving? If something like helping benefits the group, it will be associated with pleasure and happiness. While we may have been primed to feel good from giving, it may not be the only reason helping […]