Finishing Second: Things Could Be Worse
British rower Annie Vernon recently wrote a book in which she described the agony of her team finishing second in the Beijing Olympics. She wanted and expected a gold medal and ended up with silver. Her story reminds me of the brother of one of my high school...
Avoiding “Shoulds”
Is your life filled with shoulds? As in: I should have gone to work out, you should have come when you said you would, life should be easier than it is. Many people continually think with shoulds. The problem is that this thought ignores reality and makes us feel bad....
We Are Shrinking
I’m shrinking. I bet you are too. As we get older, we tend to lose bone, cartilage, and muscle mass. These losses in the spinal area cause us to shrink in height. After age 40, an average person loses about one cm of height per decade. This height...
The Value of Social Support
Psychologists believe in the power of social support to help people maintain physical and psychological health. Social support includes emotional or practical support. Emotional support might involve listening to a person and showing empathy and caring. Practical...
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