Friends bring an added layer of joy to life. Wherever we are, life feels richer and fuller when we have a close friend or two to share in the experience. A friend can help us celebrate our successes and commiserate in our failures, and a friend can help us endure grief, or just a bad…
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. John Donne (1624) The importance of a support system is beautifully expressed in the quote above. This famous saying — no man is an island — describes the inter-connectedness of the human experience. Nobody…
Interpersonal conflict can be defined as any conflict between two or more people. This can be a simple disagreement, an explosive argument, or, at its worst, interpersonal violence. A great example of interpersonal conflict can be found in the story of Moloch in the Bible. A how-not to guide: Moloch in the Bible Let’s look…