Maturity

Maintaining Friendships While Breaking Away From 'The Group'

Noah Kass | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Friendships, Conscious Relationships, Social Support, Group Relationships, Relationships Advice, Life Advice, Life Tips, Maturity, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Friendship Advice, Relationship Advice, Ask Noah, Happiness, Healthy Living News

To be an essential member of a personally fulfilling group can be very empowering. However, it can also keep you stuck. In order to experience real growth, we need to challenge the sometimes staid comfort of staying put.

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The Blame Cycle: Why We Still Act Like We're In Kindergarten

Carl Alasko | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Social Maturity, Blaming Others, Wisdom, Emotional Maturity, Mindfulness, I Blame, Maturity, Stop Blaming, Blame, Blaming People, Emotional Intelligence, Blaming You, Blaming Victim, Healthy Living News

We tend to view blame as a necessary behavior, a way to seek justice, a synonym for accountability or responsibility. But it's none of these.

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'How Do I Get My Friend to Grow Up?'

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Women, Saying No, Maturity, Needy Friend, Limits, Friendship Advice, Boundaries, Non-Driver, Dependent Friend, Women News

If the worst were to happen and she was left alone, I know she'd come to me first, and I can't support her. I can't afford it. I

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I'm Voting Against the Other Guy

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Polls, Responsibility, Candidates and Choice, Maturity, Super PACs, Compromise, Making a Difference, Lawrence O'Donnell, Political Ideologues, Andy Newman, Influence Peddlers, Career Politicians, Political Propaganda, Voting, Public-Apathy, Gerald Ford, Newsweek, Politics News

If maturity and compromise are essential to a democracy as we were taught in school, then as the old Chinese Proverb has it, "If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed."

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#DearYoungerMe

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Letters, Wisdom, Jodi Picoult, James Belushi, Maturity, 'Dear Me', Books We Love, Joseph Galliano, Wisdom and Aging, Self-Esteem, Eileen Fulton, Women News

This time of year, everyone is focused on making resolutions. Most of them entail becoming a better version of yourself. But how many times do we look...

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Letter to My 16-year-old Self

Krystie Yandoli | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: High School Nostalgia, College Reflections, Growing Up, High School Reflection, College Nostalgia, Maturity, College News

At the risk of assuming I've already reached a sense of maturity, I decided to write a letter my 16-year-old self.

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Dignity in Losing

Denise Bostrom | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Aging, Personal Growth, Chemotherapy, Maturity, Community, Cancer, Baby Boomers, Huffpost 50, Family, Fifty News

Stories of grief and loss are becoming an anthem for us Boomers as we mature into middle age, but we can cope with these life events with dignity by rediscovering our commitment to community and capacity for giving generously to one another.

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Listen To The Stories You Tell Yourself

Gangaji | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Awareness, Daily Life, Consciousness, Maturity, Treasure, Inquiry, Humanity, Collective Consciousness, Stories, Spirituality, Personal Health Stories, Healthy Living News

At any point, in any situation, in any story in your life, you have the capacity and the choice to actually discover what is underneath the language of thought. What is unaffected, unmoved, unbound by the telling of any story?

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An Honest Life

Randi Miller | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Honesty, Coping Skills, Being Honest, Hiding Pain, Survival, Aging, Maturity, Performance, DC News

Having been on stage for much of my life, and having grown up as I did, I learned very early in life how to flick the switch and be instantly "on." It was great camouflage and it also helped create a diversion from my own reality.

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Anthony Weiner: Just Like Me

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Anthony Weiner, Casey Anthony, Maturity, Fear, Wisdom, Personal Growth, News for Personal Growth, Using News for Personal Growth, Healthy Living News

The Casey Anthony trial and the Anthony Weiner affair have us feeding off the news and pointing fingers. Why? Because it is our own secret nightmare on display for everyone to see.

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Keeping Our Children Silly -- A New Educational Mandate

Steve Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Educational-Policy, Early Childhood Education, Grandparents, Play, Maturity, Ny Impact, Education News

As the head of a school in Manhattan I often speak to anxious parents seeking admission to pre-school. I often begin by asking them what qualities they most admire in others.

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The Shame About Shame: If You're Feeling It, You're Not Alone

David Leibow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Counseling, Shame, Therapy, Depression, College, Maturity, Suicide, Adulthood, Hopelessness, College News

Shame makes your problems seem bigger than they are. It makes you bury your head in the sand and pray that the problem will miraculously disappear. This is especially true in college.

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Pants Gone Missing at a Hollywood Club

Laurenne Sala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meeting the Wrong Men, Mini Dresses, Too Short, Egos, Maturity, Twenty-Somethings, Revealing Costumes, Outgrowing Hollywood, Self-Esteem, Clubwear, Clubs, Anna Wintour, Advice, Los Angeles News

My friend turned thirty and threw herself a party at a Hollywood club. Ugh. I went to that club against my will and became the thirty-year-old I used to make fun of.

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It's Not You, It's My Disinterest in You

Jeff A. Katz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Relationship Advice, Commitment, Relationships, Relationships and Maturity, Maturity, Cliches, College News

The one thing that is worse than a relationship that's not going to work is a drawn-out relationship that's not working.

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Whose Decision Is It, Anyway?

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: H1N1 Virus, Legal Adult, Decision-Making, Maturity, Health, Swine Flu, Adulthood, Natural Medicine, Vaccine, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, Medicine, Health Care, Wellness, Vaccination, Healthy Living News

When it comes to medical decisions involving children, physicians are charged with ensuring the medical standard of care, even over the objections of their parents.

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Why Health Care Reform May Kill the USA

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Constitutional Law, John Boehner, Maturity, Health Care Reform, Treason, Democracy, U.S. Constitution, Pbs Newshour, Constitution, John Wayne, Rebellion, Health Care, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News

My waking nightmare was prompted by House Minority Leader John Boehner's appearance on the PBS NewsHour Thursday night. Why is he speaking so positively of "rebellion"?

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How To Increase Your Joy Through Service

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Peace of Mind, President Obama, Joy, Princess Diana, Maturity, Service, Blessings, Happiness, Love, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy." Rabindranath Tagore The joy com...

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10 Tips for Catching a Cougar

Nicole Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cougar Women, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Dating, Dating Etiquette, Older Women, Dating Younger Men, Relationships and Maturity, Dating Advice, Dating Older Women, Maturity, Dating Tips, Women Professionals, Younger Men, Style News

Although I'm not a bona fide cougar quite yet (I clock in just under the apparent age limit), I'm certainly not opposed to dating younger men... if only they knew what they were doing.

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