Sometimes we prioritize the needs of others over our own and feel guilty when we say “no” to someone else’s request. Guilt brings thoughts like: “If I don’t do this, I’ll be a bad friend”, “I’m a selfish person”, “I think I’m a bad person for not having helped”. Learning …
Read More »Peter Pan, The Story Of The Boy Who Didn’t Want To Grow Up
Peter Pan is a well-known British play by writer James M. Barrie. The work was aimed at a children’s audience and premiered in London in 1904. Before becoming a play, the character Peter Pan appeared in a novel by Barrie; in this first version, Peter lived in London and all …
Read More »How To Read Emotions In Another Person’s Eyes
Reading emotions in someone else’s eyes is something everyone can do. After all, the gaze is the part of the human being’s body that communicates the most, transmits the most and with which we connect most intensely. Understanding all these non-verbal cues inscribed in people’s eyes will allow us to …
Read More »People Are “a Gift”
We are “a gift”. A gift, that’s right. Because our eyes have a life of their own and a light that snakes out to the sound of our own emotions. We are products of neurochemical constellations that open up pathways in our minds, our bodies, and ultimately the existence of …
Read More »Living Without Will, When Apathy Seizes Us
Sadness, apathy, and unwillingness are symptoms that something is not right. However, many people carry this feeling with them, without intervening, without communicating and without asking for help. Why do they hide the way they feel? What can we do when we are the ones in this situation? Living without …
Read More »Why Is It So Hard To Forget A Love?
Past loves are never forgotten. It doesn’t matter if they tasted like tears or if they were as brief as a summer. People are made of stories and love is the indelible ink for the brain. Forgetting a love is like trying to break a graphene surface: something impossible. Because …
Read More »The Importance Of Discipline In Childhood
This curious and interesting test was developed by Dr. Marshmallow, a very simple test that we came to know thanks to the philosopher, professor, educator and writer Jose Antonio Marina. The test, according to Jose Antonio Marina, can better predict the academic future of many children than some intelligence tests. …
Read More »Only Children: Advantages And Disadvantages
There are several myths surrounding only children. Some of them have some kind of truth behind them, but not all. At the same time, more and more couples decide to have only one child, either for financial reasons or because they don’t have enough time to care for more children. …
Read More »The 90/10 Rule: Change Starts With You
In psychology there is a rule we call the “90/10 rule”. She says that our reaction to events influences us much more than the events themselves. In fact, only 10% of our lives are determined by what happens to us: making a mistake, a late plane or traffic jams that …
Read More »People Who Think They Are Very Important Rarely Make It To The Top
When we talk about reaching the top, we are not referring to the fact that you stand out due to superficial characteristics, such as being physically attractive or having professional success. Reaching the top involves much more than that: it’s feeling a deep and authentic well-being. It’s about being happy …
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