21st Century Family

Shifting Perspectives – “Half Full or Half Empty”

I find it amazing that two people looking at the exact same thing can have totally different perspectives. The old glass is half full analogy is perfect. If the glass is exactly filled to the half way mark, one person will see it as half full while another half empty. In our families this is [...]

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Hopecasting – Casting Visions of Hope

Hope: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best….to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence…to believe, desire or trust. Antonyms: hopeless, despair. Although the above definition really does a good job of making the role of hope all too clear I will try to [...]

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Connectedness – The Loneliness Antidote

In today’s culture the word “connect” is most likely used in relation to connecting one machine to another or a machine to the internet. If it is used in regard to human connection it’s typically speaking of a superficial connection. However, you do also hear it used to refer to the type of heart to [...]

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