Does someone have to be female to have maternal instincts?If you care for other people in a nurturing way, aren’t you being maternal, even if you aren’t a mother? Think of it. We all experience men and women with maternal qualities of love, patience, empathy, strength, and humility. The Mother’s Day celebrations can be a time that we all expand our ideas of roles and responsibilities.
The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own
We often think of ourselves as the masters of our own house, of our own universe—that our conscious brain, with our orchestration and approval, makes our decisions and defines our values. But science and psychology suggest another layer. Beneath the surface of our waking mind lies a vast, silent ocean, an invisible director known as […]