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“Fish swim, birds fly, and people feel. Children cannot help how they feel, but they are responsible for the way they express these feelings. Thus they cannot be held responsible for their feelings but only for … Read more
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Small Things Make Big Differences
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“Good things and high accomplishments, studies have shown, have astonishingly little power to raise happiness more than transiently: In less than three months, major events…lose their impact on happiness levels.” (Psychologist Martin E. P. Seligman in … Read more
Joy Conveys Joy
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“A child who is exposed to adults who joyfully practice and benefit from virtuous activity is likely to acquire a natural affinity for such activities and the pleasures they provide in adulthood.” (Philosopher Seamus Carey, in … Read more
Getting Past The Words
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“I believe [most conflicts] develop because people attach different meaning to the same situations…But if they can keep talking to one another and describing how they find meaning in their positions, they may reach some common … Read more
Find The Gems In Your Past
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“Anyone who wants to find a gem must be willing to search for it. Likewise, we find treasures in our life stories when we are willing to dig through the challenges and disappointments to find them. … Read more
Stumbling Over Ourselves
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“The consequence of preoccupation with our own successes and failures and lack of serious commitment to the common [good] is increased depression, poor health, and lives without meaning.” (Psychologist Martin E. P. Seligman in his book, … Read more
There Are No Perfect Parents
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“It is not the parent who seems to do it all perfectly who is to be admired. It is the one who recognizes his or her own failings and is willing to keep growing.” (Professor of … Read more
Invite Rather Than Complain
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“It is normally easier [for your partner] to do more of something good than to do less of something bad. Therefore, when possible, a [request for] change should be phrased in terms of what you want … Read more
Disputing Self-Judgments
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“The most convincing way of disputing a negative belief is to show that it is factually incorrect. Much of the time you will have facts on your side, since pessimistic reactions to adversity are so very … Read more
Conquering The Emotion Monsters
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“The more you try to push a child’s unhappy feelings away, the more he becomes stuck in them. The more comfortably you can accept the bad feelings, the easier it is for kids to let go … Read more