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by Michael Parise | May 21, 2012
It seems we are entering an age when a lot of parents and grandparents have not had the time, opportunity or inclination to teach the younger generations some basic good habits of self-care. I meet an awful lot of young people who don’t know how to boil eggs,...
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by Michael Parise | May 20, 2012
A lot of what passes for spirituality is actually religion. Religion by definition is that which connects us to something or someone beyond us. Religion consists of ritual acts and community involvement whereby an individual immerses himself in an objective reality...
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by Michael Parise | May 18, 2012
Many of us baby boomers grew up with the belief that life would not change a whole lot, once basic decisions about career, marriage, and family were made sometime our twenties. Looking back that notion of stability seems utterly ridiculous. We were, of course,...
by Michael Parise | May 17, 2012
I find that men often approach dating as a dreaded opportunity to be shamed into oblivion. Aside from those guys who seem to ooze self-confidence and project themselves as genuine gifts to society, the rest of us quake in our boots when having to approach a man or...
by Michael Parise | May 16, 2012
Effective coaching ought to help men be enablers. My father was an enabler. We often hear the word in reference to someone who tolerates or encourages dysfunctional behavior such as substance addiction. But there are positive enablers too; my father was one. My...
