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What is Art Therapy?
One of the more surprising aspects of being human is that we often can’t tell other people or, more strangely,…
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The Wisdom of Dusk
Our thoughts are – nominally – free to go in any direction at any time of day or night. In…
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The Appeal of Austere Places
Pieter Saenredam was a 17th-century Dutch artist who adored calm, white, minimal interiors, mostly those of churches, of which he…
The Appeal of Austere PlacesCalm
Emotional Maturity in a Crisis
Some of us belong to a social group politely known as ‘worriers.’ That is, we are close to panic on…
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Edward Gibbon — The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The news is often determined to tell us that we live in uniquely critical times, beset by political disasters and…
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Relationships
True Love Begins With Self-Love
With one exception, no animal is capable of hating itself. That exception, of course, is human beings. It’s one of…
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Relationships
Why You Can’t Read Your Partner’s Mind
Of course, most of us don’t officially have the slightest belief in mind reading. We scoff at the absurd idea…
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Relationships
The Importance of Being Single
One of the most important preconditions of a good relationship is a satisfactory perspective on being single. The more we…
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Leisure
Kierkegaard on Love
One of the most provocative analyses of love ever produced is to be found in the writings of the Danish…
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Leisure
Charles Darwin and The Descent of Man
It is completely understandable that we are often maddened by what might be called ‘normal’ humanity. The way in which…
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Self-Knowledge
Giving Up on People Pleasing
It can take a while to see that we aren’t merely polite and well mannered; that we are manically on…
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Relationships
A Portrait of Tenderness
There’s a story going on, a very lovely one, but we can’t know the details for certain. In this respect,…
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Leisure
Edward Gibbon — The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The news is often determined to tell us that we live in uniquely critical times, beset by political disasters and…
View
Relationships
True Love Begins With Self-Love
With one exception, no animal is capable of hating itself. That exception, of course, is human beings. It’s one of…
View
Relationships
Why You Can’t Read Your Partner’s Mind
Of course, most of us don’t officially have the slightest belief in mind reading. We scoff at the absurd idea…
View
Relationships
The Importance of Being Single
One of the most important preconditions of a good relationship is a satisfactory perspective on being single. The more we…
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Leisure
Kierkegaard on Love
One of the most provocative analyses of love ever produced is to be found in the writings of the Danish…
View
Leisure
Charles Darwin and The Descent of Man
It is completely understandable that we are often maddened by what might be called ‘normal’ humanity. The way in which…
View
Self-Knowledge
Giving Up on People Pleasing
It can take a while to see that we aren’t merely polite and well mannered; that we are manically on…
View
Relationships
A Portrait of Tenderness
There’s a story going on, a very lovely one, but we can’t know the details for certain. In this respect,…
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