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"Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."
--1 Corinthians 13:8
"Love is what it is."
--Daniel White Jr.
Continue reading A Tribute to My Father's Love by Daniel Whyte III.
A lot has been said about the influence of moms throughout history - everything from, "The hand the rocks the cradle, rules the world," to, "The single most powerful word in any language is, 'mother'". But I think my all-time favorite is, "If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." Ha! Truer words were never spoken!! The problem is, we just don't seem to hear such messages anymore.
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Many people love the Christmas season. But if you secretly feel a sense of dread this time of year, you're not alone. Holiday anxiety is a serious emotional and physical problem for many people.
Continue reading How to Avoid Stress, Anxiety, and Burn-Out During the Holidays.
The United States may be the richest nation on Earth, a new study indicates, but it's not the happiest. The new analysis of Gallup World Poll data suggests, however, that trying to compare the happiness of one nation to another is not straightforward.
Continue reading The United States Is the Richest, Most Unhappy Nation in the World .
Fascinating stuff from a new study, entitled "Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Unless Everybody Else is Doing It Too":
To explore how social networks influence divorce and vice versa, we utilize a longitudinal data set from the long-running Framingham Heart Study.
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Connecticut's Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal was recently caught lying about his service in Vietnam. According to reports, this wasn't the first time he misspoke and allowed the myth of his wartime service to be spread unchecked.
Continue reading Honesty Is the Best Policy in Family Life .
Around two in five never-married female and male teenagers have had sex, a newly released study shows. The proportion of 15- to 19-year-olds having sexual intercourse has steadily decreased over the past couple of decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
My husband and I celebrated our first anniversary earlier this year. This occasion marked the end of our shana rishona, the yearlong "honeymoon" period that our rabbis warn us is anything but. It's a time of solidifying the relationship, learning to compromise, and adjusting to a spouse's idiosyncrasies.
We have all been guilty of a transgression at one time or another. That's because we're not perfect. We all commit hurtful acts, violate trust, and hope for forgiveness.
Continue reading Scientific Study Finds that Prayer Sparks Forgiveness.
Prior to becoming the devout, busybody next-door neighbor on the animated hit "The Simpsons," Ned Flanders was an out-of-control brat whose beatnik parents didn't believe in discipline.
Continue reading Spare the Rod, Spoil the Report Card.
Goal-setting has never been one of my strong points. I consider myself a classic Type B personality, and have been content with a mantra that has served me well each New Year's: "I resolve to not make any New Year's resolutions."
Continue reading Resolving to Fail in 2010.
It never ceases to amaze me how many times I get asked by people (usually, but not always, women) what they should do when the person they are dating is treating them poorly. And by poorly I do not mean that he was 10 minutes late coming to pick the girl up or he forgot what her favorite flower was.
Continue reading Does Sex Outside of Marriage Make You Stupid?.
The holiday shopping season is kicking into full force now that Thanksgiving is here. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, some may prefer to stay home and do their shopping online.
Continue reading The Best 100 "Friday After Thanksgiving Sale" Websites.
Sometime in the 1980s, when he was living on the street, the kid who later became the seminal rapper KRS-One stopped at the Bowery Mission for a sandwich. He doesn't recall what kind, only that it was served with respect.
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"I thought I'd lost it," said Billie, a wife of eight years. "I was in the grocery store check-out line. The man in front of me glanced back and smiled. He looked so kind. I had an overwhelming impulse to ask him to hug me. When I got to my car, I burst into tears. I finally had to admit how lonely I felt."
Continue reading Married and Lonely at the Same Time.
Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are.
Continue reading Married with Children a Key to Happiness.
As a divorce recovery expert, I have dealt with similar situations. Often, people -- especially churchgoers -- assume domestic violence does not happen within committed Christian relationships.
Continue reading 12 Traits of an Abuser, by Laura Petherbridge.
This month cities, schools and faith-based groups across the country are drawing attention to domestic violence, which some are calling a pandemic.
Continue reading Churches Challenged to Break Silence on Domestic Violence.
Before he died, Stewart expressed how much he would miss his annual unmerited giving spree, during which he was reported to have handed out about 1.3 million dollars.
A study of the relationships of nearly 5,000 people tracked for decades in the Framingham Heart Study shows that good cheer spreads through social networks of nearby family, friends and neighbors.
Continue reading Happiness is Contagious, Research Finds.
With millions of Americans heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, many may find it hard to be grateful as they experience the crunch from the economic downturn.
Continue reading Psychology Expert Encourages Stressed Americans to 'Choose Gratitude'.
Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama -- half of the fabulously fit new first couple.
Continue reading The Obamas Put Fitness Into Daily Routine.
Bonnie Rabin is fond of saying that divorce lawyers are a bit like liquor stores. They're busiest in the really good times, and the really bad. These, of course, would be the bad times.
Continue reading In Bad Economy, Divorcing is Even Harder To Do.
Unhappy people glue themselves to the television 30 percent more than happy people. The finding, announced on Thursday, comes from a survey of nearly 30,000 American adults conducted between 1975 and 2006 as part of the General Social Survey.
Continue reading Survey Shows Unhappy People Watch Lots More TV.
