The greatest gift?

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What is the greatest gift someone could give you?
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This Christmas I received one of the best gifts ever — but not in the way you might think. Let me explain…

When I opened the package, there was a ‘coupon’ for a performance of Mozart’s Requiem — one of my three favorite classical pieces ever! I was ‘over the moon’ ecstatic — the Requiem at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? How would I ever wait until March?! Then we learned the performance was actually sold out. I don’t understand how that happened but what I do understand is the best gift of all — my beloved sees me and knows me and she picked the perfect gift: the gift of being seen and loved for who I am and to me that is the greatest gift of all…

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Don’t Let Love Take Over Your Life

The case for love-life balance. Source: Don’t Let Love Take Over Your Life

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How to Live: What the Dying Tell Us

The top regrets of the dying and how we can use them to live better lives. Source: How to Live: What the Dying Tell Us

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6 Minutes to Improve Your Relationship

A powerful listening technique for partners and co-parents. Source: 6 Minutes to Improve Your Relationship

 

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How Emotional Neglect Can Cause Lifelong Lonely Feelings

Having your feelings go unacknowledged makes you feel alone in the world. Source: How Emotional Neglect Can Cause Lifelong Lonely Feelings

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What Is ‘Living Apart Together,’ and Is It Right for You?

LAT (Living Apart Together) lets couples maintain some independence while still staying committed. Here’s how it works and how you can make it work, according to experts. Source: What Is ‘Living Apart Together,’ and Is It Right for You? Here’s What Relationship Experts Think

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8 New Scientific Insights on Love and How It Fades Away

A new study investigated the experience of love. Source: 8 New Scientific Insights on Love and How It Fades Away

Here is the study on which the article is based…

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The One Word That Kills Relationships

Relationships are complex, but one easy shift nurtures love and understanding. Source: The One Word That Kills Relationships

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9 Signs That You Are in a Great Relationship

“It is common for partners to inwardly reflect on how satisfied they are in their intimate relationship. A wise counseling client of mine once said that it is glaringly more obvious when an intimate relationship is not working out versus when it is going well.

So, if you feel your relationship is working well for you and your partner, wouldn’t it be enlightening and helpful to know what is making it thrive? Or, if you are not in a satisfying relationship, it could feel centering to see what makes other relationships so rewarding.” Source: 9 Signs That You Are in a Great Relationship

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You Can’t Change People

A Personal Perspective: Problems arise when you try to change others. Source: You Can’t Change People

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6 Inspiring Stoic Animations That Will Change Your Life

We have a long history of the Stoics being devastated by things. Cato at the loss of his brother. Marcus and the victims of the plague. Seneca undone by his exile. Stockdale’s body ravaged by 7 years in the Hanoi Hilton.

They did not simply shrug these things off. How could they? They were human beings. While Stoicism promises to help you build an “inner citadel,” a fortress of power and resilience that prepares you for the difficulties of the world, it makes no promises to make you superhuman. A Stoic isn’t someone invincible.. A Stoic is someone who puts themself back together so they can do what needs to be done, for themselves and for others.

The animations in this video are testaments to the Stoics ability to push through difficulty and to be made better for it.

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Each year one vicious habit discarded…

Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

Benjamin Franklin

Source: Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good. – Franklin

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Where Will AI Take Us in 2024?

Five key questions that will define the technology’s trajectory from here. Source: Where Will AI Take Us in 2024?

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What to Do When You’re Feeling Lonely

“Recently, I went through perhaps the loneliest period of my life. I was in Croatia, visiting my grandmother, when a close relationship of mine suddenly ended. I was far away from my closest friends, and the profound isolation I felt drowned out any comforts or distractions I attempted. After about a week of withdrawing into my loneliness, I tried going on a run and felt my first modicum of relief — it was the only thing that brought me back to my body. I kept running, and after another week, I spent a weekend at a hostel, where I was forced to interact with new people. That Saturday night at a local karaoke bar, as I sang along to ex-Yugo classics and Blink-182 with the rest of the room, I felt actual joy. Once I felt a little more connected to the new people around me, I was better able to connect with friends back home to make plans once I had returned. I’m still not in the happiest or most social season of my life, but I have discovered more ways of dealing with these feelings.” Source: What to Do When You’re Feeling Lonely

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8 Ways to Cope With Life Transitions

Here’s a psychologist’s advice. Source: 8 Ways to Cope With Life Transitions

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Nine Important Things You Should Know About Love

We have a responsibility to love—it must be protected to survive. Source: Nine Important Things You Should Know About Love

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Is the Cure to Male Loneliness ‘Her’?

Spike Jonze’s AI romance remains a timely meditation on the wonders of and obstacles to intimacy. Source: Is the Cure to Male Loneliness … ‘Her’?

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28 Journal Prompts for Reflecting on How Far You’ve Come

2023 was my biggest year in recent memory and it all started with changes that I started making on January 9 after planning them for a few weeks before that. As a result of the changes, I have a new job that I really love in a town that I really love and a new love that I really love among other things. Was it a perfect year? Hardly! I plan however to capture it using these journal prompts and as a result there will be new behaviors that come about as a result and 2024 will be even better: 28 Journal Prompts for Reflecting on How Far You’ve Come

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How I Started Enjoying Solo Adventures

Familiarity felt safe, but the cost of playing it safe was missing out on having a sense of purpose, adventure, and space to breathe. Source: How I Started Enjoying Solo Adventures and How You Can Make a Big Life Change – Tiny Buddha

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The Mysterious and Haunting Requiem of Mozart

Fans of Amadeus and Mozart scholars know that Mozart believed he was writing the requiem — the funeral mass — for himself. The requiem holds a special place in the classical music world and has captivated audiences for centuries. Let’s delve into the enigmatic beauty and the history behind Mozart’s requiem.

The Genesis of a Masterpiece

Mozart’s requiem, composed in 1791, remains shrouded in mystery. Commissioned anonymously, the circumstances surrounding its creation add an air of intrigue to this masterwork. As Mozart toiled on this composition during his final days, he confided in his wife about his premonition that he was writing the requiem for his own funeral. This belief lends an ethereal and deeply personal quality to the music.

Continue reading “The Mysterious and Haunting Requiem of Mozart” →
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12 New Year’s Resolutions For Couples To Make Together

Make your relationship even better in 2024! Source: 12 New Year’s Resolutions For Couples To Make Together

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