“Perhaps sometimes when I smell freshly baked cookies, my brain can’t think about anything else except getting one of those cookies. So, I suppose it gets hijacked then.” True, but I am referring to hijacking that actually impacts our ability to rationally process our thoughts. In a research study conducted with 520 subjects at the…
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Remember when you were a teenager and you were working one of your first jobs. It may have been at a fast-food restaurant, a bagger at a grocery store, or in my case – a paperboy. You may recall that those entry level jobs were not always that much fun. As a matter of fact,…
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We have all heard those words and the importance of paying attention to food, exercise, and stress if we want to live long healthy lives. We especially hear it this time of year. But what if there is more to it than that? While researchers who study longevity acknowledge that these factors play an important…
DetailsNot Me! You are probably thinking that is a pretty dumb question and I can understand your sentiment. I don’t think most of us would choose to suffer, yet, in a variety of ways, we all experience suffering. But have you ever considered that suffering can make you stronger? Two psychologists from the University of…
DetailsLet’s face it, when you think about a winning Super Bowl team, you probably think of the quarterback, the running back, perhaps the wide receiver, and maybe even the coach. But how likely are you to know the names of the third-string quarterback, or the guys on the practice squad? I mean those jobs just…
DetailsIt was 1989 when Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys. He came with the determination to make big changes in order to get the team back on track with their historic winning ways. However, some of the transitions were not timed or handled well. Well, actually they were mangled pretty badly. One of those mishandles…
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I recently read about a woman from New Mexico. One of her parents was a teacher and the other was a nurse. On nights and weekends they would do volunteer work. They were both committed to a life of service. The woman herself became a physician and works with the homeless community and has for…
DetailsWe frequently hear or read news reports indicating that too much screen time is bad for our kids as well as ourselves. Therefore we may find ourselves nagging them, as well as chastising ourselves, to turn off the TV, quit starring at the phone, or shut down the computer. And while too much time on…
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“Well,” you may think, “That’s a dumb question. Of course I want to slow aging but there is just no way to do it. The candles on the birthday cake just keep adding up.” While it is true that our aging numbers get larger every year, that doesn’t mean that we have to age at…
DetailsNow that may seem like a strange question with an obvious answer of “Yes!” But I’m not sure that it really is. Or perhaps we need to define what “live” means. If it means, do we want our heart to keep beating and our lungs to continue to inhale and exhale, then the answer may…
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