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What Is Love?

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Apr 15, 2024
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The more intimately we get to know someone, the more clearly we see their shortcomings.

This is why some relationships fail. It's why family members can be abandoned, and why some friendships don't last. Read more

 

The Hardest Thing

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 27, 2024
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My view has long been that a primary determinant of our health is the quality of our relationships.

Conventional education doesn't teach how to share from the heart or how to listen with pure intent to understand. Read more

 

How We Measure Success

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 25, 2024
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A while back, I stumbled upon the following priceless commercial that aired in Malaysia over the Chinese New Year holiday several years back. Most of it is painfully familiar to Asians of my generation and I'm guessing to many from other cultures as well. The closing scene never fails to leave me with a heavy lump in my chest.

I hope you have a chance to enjoy this lovely look at some of the different types of success that we can experience in this world: Read more

 

The Last Time You Were Astounded?

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 05, 2024
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The other day, a close friend asked me to recall a time when I was astounded by an unexpected event. Read more

 

Same Sky, Different World

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 03, 2024
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One of the joys of spending time in Korea this past year was getting to know people like the barber I visited monthly. In sharing life stories, I was genuinely surprised by her fascination with my mindset as a dad. Read more

 

Pleasure In Another's Misfortune

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 28, 2024
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Schadenfreude is a German word that refers to the human capacity to experience pleasure in another person's suffering. It's an unhealthy form of envy that is highly damaging to the person who feels it. Read more

 

A Simple Quiz That Reveals Your Natural Strengths

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 15, 2024
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In caring for our health and relationships, I find value in understanding our innate level of happiness and natural strengths.

Dr. Albert Brooks uses a simple 20-question quiz to determine one's natural level of happiness, and what types of personalities mesh well. Read more

 

Meaning

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 12, 2024
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Most of us know what we need to do to be healthier. And yet many of us don't follow through on what we know. Why the struggle?

In most cases, our level of dedication to taking care of ourselves is strongly related to the meaning we assign to our existence. Read more

 

Life Expectancy Calculator

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 19, 2023
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I've long held the view that it is good to be mindful of the finiteness of our days. In fact, I find value in having in mind the year that I will pass on according to life expectancy calculators - by having an exact year in mind, I'm naturally inclined to make the most of my days. Read more

 

Rear View Mirror

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 12, 2023
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