A Warm Glow
I have a story to tell I hope to tell it well When we reach out a helping hand When we wish to make a stand We live in the arms of humanity When we close our eyes to sleep When we dry the tears we weep When we feel that warm glow We live […]
Marriage
Setting the agenda for contemporary debate, ancient and medieval philosophers raised recurring themes in the philosophy of marriage: the relation between marriage and the state, the role of sex and procreation in a marriage, and the gendered nature of spousal roles. Their works reflect evolving, and overlapping, ideas of marriage as an economic procreative unit, […]
Touch Me Babe
Touch is the first of the senses to develop in the human infant, and it remains perhaps the most emotionally central throughout our lives. A child who has a steady caretaker will be emotionally stronger than a child who is without affection for long periods. Studies have shown that even short bursts of touch — […]
The Essential World of Friendship
As we move through life at record speed we find that too many things are spiraling out of our control. We can’t choose our genetics or our parents, and we find ourselves not being able to manage the things that happen in the world around us. But there’s one thing that we can control, and […]