Empathy begins the process of connecting us with others, as we share their emotions. Our own life experience enables us to understand something of the life experience of others. That emotional ... Read More about BEING EMPATHETIC
Cycle-of-Life Season
Wish Fulfillment
Believing things to be true because one wishes them to be true is a prime malady of the human condition. It is an opposite of objectivity, reflecting a shortfall of intellectual honesty. It has led to ... Read More about Wish Fulfillment
Hopelessness
Hopelessness is a dark view of the future, in which there is no escape from unhappiness and suffering. ... Read More about Hopelessness
Living in Dignity
If human worth is the intrinsic life experience, then what is human dignity? In this model, it is the global term for being excellently developed in all three domains of being in a way that enhances ... Read More about Living in Dignity
Anxiety
Cycles – Seasons
Life is cyclical. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity . . . [The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:1.] Our model presents both work and rest as values. We cannot do them both ... Read More about Cycles – Seasons
Mutuality – Reciprocity – Cooperation
Low-level interpersonal relationships are essentially transactional. Mere reciprocity, or cooperation, does not imply any good feeling toward others. People who do not otherwise get along can ... Read More about Mutuality – Reciprocity – Cooperation
Being Incisive
Most people think they do not have time to consider issues carefully. They are sloppy thinkers. We value the cultivation of incisiveness, which is the art of considering details. Details matter. In ... Read More about Being Incisive