Compassion: A Delusional Concept or a Practical Solution? Stan Goldberg November 12, 2018 Aging, Life4 CommentsWhy should you choose to be compassionate to someone who emotionally hurt you? Why not just reinforce those behaviors you approve of and punish those you don’t?
Run Away: Part III-Five Conflict-Related Questions to Ask Stan Goldberg April 24, 2015 Life, Thoughts of the DayWe often try to isolate events in our lives from everything that precedes and follows it. The practice is delusional at best, destructive at it’s...
Run Away: Part II—The Emotional Cost of Conflict Stan Goldberg April 22, 2015 Life, Thoughts of the Day2 CommentsMaybe it’s because I recently turned 70 and finally acquired the wisdom gained from numerous failures. Or possibly I realize that winning isn’t...
Run Away: Part I-Life Doesn’t Have to Be a Zero-Sum Game Stan Goldberg April 20, 2015 Life, Thoughts of the Day6 CommentsWe are led to believe success means winning; whether it’s defeating cancer, coming out ahead in a negotiation, prevailing in a family conflict or...
Squishy Memories: Part III-Corralling The Mind Stan Goldberg March 27, 2015 Life, Thoughts of the DayIn some ways, our memories are like a herd of cattle on an open range; trying to go in whatever direction they choose. Unless they can be controlled...
Thought of the Day. Family Conflict (Part III) Preventing Family Conflict Stan Goldberg January 30, 2015 Grieving and Recovery, Life, Thoughts of the Day1 CommentIn Part I of Family Conflict, I presented the idea conflicts often involve looking at the present through our history. In Part II I wrote that...
Thought of the Day. Family Conflict (Part II) Why Truth is Relative Stan Goldberg January 28, 2015 Grieving and Recovery, Life, Thoughts of the Day1 CommentIn Part I of Family Conflict I presented the idea conflicts often involve looking at the present through our history. There is an amazing...
