Laurence Mesirow
I am a writer who has been concerned about the effects of modern technology on human living environments and human behavior for many years.
Falling In Love In Today’s World
Falling in love is one of the most beautiful experiences for human beings. So much so, that along with a deep religious commitment and a deep communion with nature, it is one of the...
The Breakdown Of Marriage In Modern Technological Society
Marriage is the human institution that provides the legal foundation for the creation of the family. In most family situations, the husband is treated as the father of the offspring. I say most because...
The Effects Of Natural Catastrophes On People In Modern Technological Society
The news has been filled with stories about the horrific series of tornados that ravaged the central part of the United States on December 10 and 11. It has filled the conversations of many...
Listening Comfortably To The Sounds That Are Around You
One of the most important skills for any human being to develop who lives in a social setting is that of listening. We all hear to the best of our biological ability to do...
The New Way Of Life Called Amazon
The word is that Jeff Bezos is no longer interested in building up Amazon business for purposes of increased money and power. Rather it is with the object of constantly improving customer experience. For...
Self-Care That Can Hurt Us
This last Sunday, I attended a virtual meeting of the Chicago Ethical Humanist Circle, and the topic under discussion was self-care. We were talking about the different ways that we took care of ourselves,...
The Disequilibrating Problem Of Inflation
Recently, there has been one piece of economic news in the United States that has been particularly disturbing. And that is the growing rate of inflation in the economy after years of fairly steady...
This Article Is Not About Trying To Squeeze More Activities In The Time We...
For the purposes of this article, I am only interested in the notion of time from the point of view of how people experience it. There are two fundamental ways of experiencing time. There...
The Dark Side Of Good Works
It seems to be increasingly popular and even fashionable these days for people to get involved in doing what they perceive as good works. A lot of these good works on the left involve...
How Our Focus On Appearance Today Trivializes Us
When we hear the word “appearance”, normally the first association that comes to our minds is personal appearance. How do I look today? Are my clothes neat and clean and fashionable? Is my hair...