Childehood Affirmations

Samantha Darby suggests affirmations for children which may enhance their feeling of being valued.

-DD

Couples Who Love Each Other

Lila McLellan offers tips for a long and happy marriage . She cites a study by Verstaen et al. (2018) which shows that long-term couples tend to engage in humor and mutual validation as they age, and minimize negative emotional behavior.

-DD

Unsupported Science

Vinnie Rotondaro writes about an investigator into unsupported science in the article: "Nick Brown Smelled Bull ."

-DD

Commitment to Stakeholders and Commitment to Learning

Wanda Thibodeaux explains how opposition to self-development is often a result of anxiety , and how such anxiety can be overcome by discussion and affirmation.

-DD

Affirmation Effect

Carmen Gallo shares two words that Joel Osteen says should preceed any personal self-affirmation. Unfortunately, Gallo's article is so brief that I cannot tell if what is espoused is positive thinking or something more scientifically or theologically based.

I commend to the reader Mitch Horowitz's book One Simple Idea: A Short History of Positive Thinking, which is available both in print or audio formats. Horowitz reviews the development and growing acceptance of positive thinking and the self affirmation movement in the United States.

My own belief is that the positive impact of self affirmation is limited by personal gifting and providence. My preference is the phrase used in "The Little Engine That Could."

-DD