The new year provides us with a predictable, sometimes relentless opportunity to look back on one year and resolve to do something differently in the year to come. A ridiculous number of these resolutions don't last long but for these first few weeks, we find ourselves renewed with hope and commitment. We invent versions of … Continue reading I Love You the Way You Are But…
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White Elephants, Capuchens, and Human Behavior
When you receive a gift, what do you expect? Given the wrapping etc. most gifts are a surprise but that doesn't mean we don't have certain expectations for them. We hope for something thoughtful, useful, or beautiful. We hope to not have to feign gratitude over something we immediately can't wait to get rid of. … Continue reading White Elephants, Capuchens, and Human Behavior
Lifetime Benefits of Siblings
This story on the long term benefits of siblings from science writer Robin Marantz Henig on NPR recently grabbed my attention. Perhaps it was Thanksgiving and the recent push of additional family time, perhaps its moving back to Colorado and simply seeing my siblings more often than I used to, perhaps its watching my … Continue reading Lifetime Benefits of Siblings
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