A new study suggests that we have over 6000 thoughts a day and other researchers believe they are the same ones we had yesterday.  Our minds are incessant with ideas and can lead to a life like a larvae stuck in our cocoon, unable to connect to the rest of the world. To worsen the situation, many of our thoughts are driven by the negativity bias, which means that we are overly focused on making sure bad things don’t happen....

Companies are engaged in an all-out battle to win the minds and hearts of their employees. They’ve bumped up perks such as hybrid work options, retention bonuses, better food offerings, and expanded mental health support with recognition towards honoring life balance.Managers are doing their best to respond to this new workplace, and I’ve heard many of them tell me they’re concerned they lack the empathy needed in this post-pandemic workplace.   They’re sensitive to employee needs and understand that Covid has...

Our Pittsburgh neighbor, Fred Rogers, shared that when he was a child and saw tragic or catastrophic events on the news, his mother reminded him to “look for the helpers.” She wanted him to know that people respond and run to help others in the face of tragic events.  He shared this message with the generations of children who tuned into his Neighborhood. This message turned into a rallying cry after the tragedy at Marjorie Stoneman High School, the Thai...

A friend of mine is obviously “covided out.” I spoke with him over the weekend, and he perseverated on a negative experience he had when he went out and “didn’t mask properly,” according to the people sitting around him. He was at his favorite college’s women’s basketball game, which the team won, and where there were over 10,000 fans in attendance, which is quite a feat for women’s B-Ball. It seemed that his neighbors objected to his lowering his mask...

Six months ago, Captain Joe Manning of the Wayne County Police force in Georgia died from Covid. Captain Manning refused to take the vaccine and even posted anti-vaxx messages in social media. Instead, he took Ivermectin. He was 57 years old. I had 3 reactions after reading of his death. First, I felt bad that he died when it probably could have been avoided. Next (I am embarrassed to say) that I was glad he died, as his actions made...