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Can Friendships Withstand Declining an Invitation at Holiday Time?

Signe Whitson | Posted 02.18.2012 | Parents
Read More: Assertiveness, Parenting, Female Friendships, Passive Aggressive, Parenting Advice, Holidays, Christmas Parties, Holiday Parties, Christmas, Passive, Parents News
Signe Whitson

I'm knee-deep now and I know that if I acquiesce, I'm going to spend the next few days feeling resentful, not to mention unnecessarily subjecting my kids to the stomach flu!

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PHOTOS: Hempcrete, Earthships, And More! The Coolest Home Design Trends

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Solar, Hemp, Straw Bale, Green, Eco-Friendly, Construct, Home, Salvage, Sustainable, House, Recycle, Build, Waste, Reuse, Rain Catchment, Materials, Construction, Heating, Insulation, Cob, Building, Passive, Net-Zero, Slidepollajax, Smarter Ideas, Green News

The modern home builder has a bevy of options for building a sustainable, low-energy, non-toxic building. From hemp, to corn cobs, to old tires, to sm...

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Apathy Is Still The Enemy

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Corey Booker, Disengaged, Apathy, I Have a Dream, Glenn Beck, Jfk, Lincoln Memorial, Civil Rights, Beck, Passive, Ideals, American Dream, Citizen, Politics News
Jeffrey Abelson

Well, the Lincoln Memorial Beckanalia has come and gone, and all the handwringing and ridiculing that led up to it has subsided. But there's one critical thing that still needs to be said.

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Resisting the Urge to Gossip

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Friend, The Friendship Doctor, Women, Living News, Relationships, Research, Innuendo, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Untruth, Breaking News, Employee, Criticism, Tim Hallett, Rumor, Irene S. Levine, Friendship, Indiana University, Friendship Expert, Gossip, Workplace, Office, Supervisor, Female, Broker, Passive, Breaking Living News, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Managers need to find ways to promote informal communication while minimizing destructive gossip and knife-in-the-back criticism that impairs relationships, lowers morale, and decreases productivity.

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Pushing Hands

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Buddhism, Tai Chi, Conflict Resolution, Economic Crisis, Energy, Pushing Hands, Perspective, Hyperawareness, Passive, Healthy Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

The distinction between happening-in-the-world and happening-to-me may seem specious or trivial or even irrelevant, but in fact it could not be more important.

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