Honoring Service with Service

In recent years, a number of us have gotten together to observe Veterans Day in a new but very appropriate way: We’ve honored service with service.

How to Truly “Support our Troops” and Our Nation: Part II

Yes, there are challenges that come with being a military family.  They range from small

Married to the Military: How to Truly “Support our Troops” and...

Our family is in the process of reintegration after a year-long deployment.  Though my

Some people say I am weird, but I am just different!

People don’t really understand me sometimes when I say I am a Visual Thinker.

Happiness exercise: How to make people love you

People Will Like You: Active Listening

If you’re read psychology books, you’ve likely heard of the term “active listening.”  And it probably means something along these lines to you:

Mary: “I had a really good day at the office today.  It seemed that everything was going right.  I even got complimented by my boss.”
Nancy (active listening, echoing back what she just heard): “It sounds like you had a really good day at the office, and that you’re enjoying remembering it.”

Robert Emmons Ph.D.

Dr. Emmons' research is at the interface of personality psychology, the psychology of emotion and religion. His primary interests are in the psychology of gratitude and the psychology of personal goals, and how each is related to positive psychological processes, including happiness, well-being, and personality integration. Dr. Emmons is engaged in a long-term research project designed to create and disseminate a large body of novel scientific data on the nature of gratitude, its causes, and its potential consequences for human health and well-being. Through conducting...

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