Category Archives: personal growth

On personal growth and development.

Where does empathy reside?

Posted on September 4, 2008 by igalindo

Christian psychologist and therapist Wayne E. Oates wrote, “Two tuning forks that are alike will pick up each other’s vibrations. Persons are prone to imitate people they like. Therefore, change can be created in another person by stimulating the desire … Continue reading →

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How to Handle a Dysfunctional Staff Colleague

Posted on August 28, 2008 by igalindo

I’ve had a string of conversations recently with supervisors related to troubling staff. Few things seem as frustrating as working with underfunctioning or incompetent staff persons. Ironically, the overwhelming feeling by supervisors is one of powerlessness in the face of … Continue reading →

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Brain Week: Biology of the soul

Posted on August 21, 2008 by igalindo

The final entry for ”Brain Week” is a video of a 2007 roundtable discussion on the topic of “Mind, Brain, and Spirituality: Toward a Biology of the Soul” featuring Martin Bergmann, Siri Hustvedt, Jaak Panksepp, David Pincus, and theolgianThandeka.

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Brain Week: The secret life of the brain

Posted on August 20, 2008 by igalindo

Today’s “Brain Week” feature is a link to the website of the PBS series, “The Secret Life of the Brain.” The series originally aired in 2002. The website includes a summary of the five episodes which take a developmental view: … Continue reading →

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Brain Week: How Your Mind Works

Posted on August 19, 2008 by igalindo

Today’s “Brain Week” feature is from the New York Review of Books. The June 26, 2008 issue featured a review of seven current works on the brain. Click on the link to see the reviews by Israel Rosenfield and Edward … Continue reading →

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Brain Week: Sleep on it

Posted on August 18, 2008 by igalindo

This is “Brain Week” on the GRACE writes blog. This week we’ll feature items related to the brain, the mind, and learning. Today’s entry features an article by Robert Stickgold and Jeffrey Elenbogen, “Sleep on It: Snoozing Makes Your Smarter” … Continue reading →

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A basic BFST reading list

Posted on August 7, 2008 by igalindo

Every once in a while I get a request for a basic reading list for studying Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST). The good news is that I find I need to update that basic list as more good resources become … Continue reading →

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Purpose-driven or faith-driven?

Posted on August 6, 2008 by igalindo

Full disclosure: I’ve not read Warren’s fabulously successful Purpose Driven Live. There is a copy of it in our home as my wife was required to read it as part of a staff development team-building activity at the church where … Continue reading →

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Now I’m an art critic

Posted on July 22, 2008 by igalindo

I’ve been invited to write a magazine article on artistic interpretations of biblical texts. I enthusiastically accepted the invitation from the editor. Given my lifelong interest in art in general, and religious art in particular, and the fact that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Another blog on blogging

Posted on July 9, 2008 by igalindo

Every once is a while someone asks how I manage to post a blog entry every day. My canned response is, “I try to have a thought every day, then, I write it down.” Blogging is a good exercise for … Continue reading →

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