
TheEdge:DualConsciousnessBy KateF.Hays,Ph.D.Created Apr252010-2:19pmTheundergraduatestudentwasveryapologetic-andverysweet."I'msosorry,Dr.Hays,"hesaid."Ididn'tmeantoembarrassyou!"Hmmm,Ithought:Embarrassed?WhatamImissinghere?Actually,Ifeltintrigued.Ihadjustcompletedaguestlecture,addressinganaudiencethatconsistedofacouplehundredundergraduatesandafewfaculty.Ihadreceivedso...[
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3PowerfulTruthstoHelpYourMarriageYouknowthesaying,"MarriagesaremadeinHeaven,buttheysuretakealotofmaintenanceonearth!"That'sthetruth!Greatmarriagestakeworkandit'sworththework!Manytimespeoplegofromrelationshiptoanotherseekingtheperfectrelationship.Theycan'tseemtomaintainrelationships,bailingoutwheneverconflictoccurs;laterlearningthereisnoperfectrelationship.Thereisnosuchthingastheperfect...[
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NeverStopChallengingYourself
WhenIstartedonmyweightlossjourney,Icouldbarelywalkacrosstheparkinglot.Butbeforelong,mywalksdidn’tfeeltoughenoughanymore,soItriedmyhandatrunning.Nowyouwillfindmeplacinginmydivisionina5K.Myhealthyattitudecomesfromtheconfidencetotrynewthings.LookontheBrightSide
Ibelievethatdiseaseisyourbody’swayofsoundi...[
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Learntheunderlyingreasonspeopleareunfaithful—andhowtocorrectthemBy BrendanTapley PostedApril21,2010from WomansDay.com
Thesedays,itseemslikethemostpopularheadlinesrefertoactsofinfidelity.Andwhileit’seasytoassignblameontheage-oldculprits(“powerful”menareincapableofrefusingopportunity;“predatory”womenarejustwaitingtopounce),thetruthis,unfaithfulnessisrarelyablack-or-whit...[
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Photo:©JIUMother’sDaymightseemlikearathertameholiday,withitsflowers,cardsandbreakfastinbedformom.Butdidyouknowthedayhasitsoriginsinpoliticalprotest?Orthatoneofitsoriginalsupporterswaseventuallyarrestedforprotestingitsveryexistence?Readonforinteresting“DidYouKnow?”factsaboutMother'sDay.Didyouknow…
… thatsocialactivistJuliaWardHowefirstbroughttheideaofadaycenteringonmothersto...[
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ThingsMyMotherTaughtMeAdvicefromonewisesoultothenextBy BrynnMannino PostedJuly08,2008from WomansDay.comPhoto:©ComstockMomsteachusalot.Whetherit'spracticaladvice(howtochoosethesweetestonion)orethical(ifyouhavenothingnicetosay…),theirwisewordsgiveussomethingtolivebyandtobelievein—untilwe'reoldenoughtoformourownbeliefs.Butsometimes,withoutevenrealizingit,theirvoicesbecomethosein...[
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DoYouHaveEnough?OrDoYouKeepLustingForMoreMoreMoreforMeMeMe?ByRobertI.SuttonCreatedApr242010-10:27amTheprocessofwritingTheNoAssholeRuleentailedmanyfuntwistsandturns.PerhapstheverybestthinghappenedwhenIwroteforpermissiontoreprintaKurtVonnegutpoemcalled"JoeHeller,"whichwaspublishedinTheNewYorker.IwashopingthatVonnegut(whowasalivethen,butdiedinApril2007)wouldgivemepermissiontoprintitinthebook,bothbeca...[
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ByStevenStosnyCreatedApr242010-12:43pmItcanhappentoanyone.That'sright;anyonecanbecomeemotionallyabusiveinanintimaterelationship.Thepathtoemotionalabusebeginsatthepointwhereresentmentstartstooutweighcompassion.Resentmentisapredominantemotionalstateinourageofentitlement.Becauseweperceiveourselvestohavemoreofarighttofeelgoodthanpreviousgenerations,itfollowsthatthosearoundushaveanobligationtomakeusfee...[
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ByAaronBen-Zeév,Ph.D.CreatedApr242010-1:53am"Thedesireofthemanisforthewoman,butthedesireofthewomanisforthedesireoftheman."MadamedeStael
"Thesecretofhappinessistoadmirewithoutdesiring."CarlSandburg.ProfessorYehshieoLeibovitz,thegreatscientistandscholar,whowasmarriedtohiswifeforover60years,wasonceaskedforthesecretofalongtermlove.Hereplied:"Thewomanshoulddesirethemanandthemanshouldadmirethewoman...[
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YourPain,MyGainBy JoshuaGowinCreated Apr232010-2:08pm AsmuchastherecentdisgraceofTigerWoods,oneofthemostsuccessfulathletesintheworld,shockedus,manypeoplerelishedwatchinghisdownfall.Wouldhispersonalanguishhavebeensavoredasmuchifhewereanunknowncaddy?
Recent neuroscience researchsuggestsnot;wemostenjoyobservingthemisfortuneofsomeonewe envy.
Associalcreature...[
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