Deciding... My husband and I agreed to adopt a dog. This was followed by months of discussion. What type of dog would harmonize best with our two cats? We settled on these dog requirements: It should be a puppy, so that it would learn early on to respect cats. It shouldn’t mature to larger than… Continue reading Part 2: What Has Your Pet Taught You? by da-AL
Category: Teaching
Ignorance by Chuy: Reblog
Just because you
Don’t Know
You are
Beautiful,
Perfect,
And Precious to this
Great Cosmos
Doesn’t mean
It isn’t So.
- Chuy
3 Partner Dances Couples Should Learn by Leon Turetsky
Dancing with my honey, my pals, on my own, and watching others dance -- I love all dancing! When ballroom dance instructor Leon Turetsky offered this guest blog post, I was delighted... Partner dancing, known as ballroom dancing, is one of the most rewarding activities couples can do together. You can learn how to dance… Continue reading 3 Partner Dances Couples Should Learn by Leon Turetsky
How Pets Help Raise Kids by Emily Parker
Blogger Emily Parker describes herself as, “A proud cat parent of two black cats, Gus and Louis (even though Gus only has one eye!). I help cat parents love their cats better by providing helpful articles on my website.” Click here for her “How Pets Help Raise Kids” infographic. Have pets helped raise kids you… Continue reading How Pets Help Raise Kids by Emily Parker
Guest Blog Post: “Empathy – with Mindfulness: Part 1,” in Pete J. Probe’s exact words
What is empathy
Empathy has something to do with feelings. It is the ability to understand or recreate what others just think or feel. Simply put: feel yourself in something, experience something, feel yourself sco. into another person. For example, traditionally at funerals, it is common for the mourners to express our sympathy.
Short excursion into neurobiology
-Feelings and emotions
We all have experienced a lot of feelings in our lives, and this perception is already in the prenatal stage. We have forgotten our emotional world for the most part, but it is still present in a memory that remains closed to our conscious experience. And when we make a decision – of whatever kind – our ‘ stored ´ emotions ‘ play the decisive role´, without realizing that. They are almost part of a second of our thinking upstream, without being consciously perceived. This means that all our decision-making…
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