Recently two friends broke trust with me. One offered to do something that was vital to me, didn’t and didn’t tell me. Another shared private information about me with a stranger who then told several people who work with me.
I don’t know which betrayal felt worse. I do know they can be seen as an [...]

Something in yesterday’s “Modern Love“ column struck me as ringing true, not only for enduring marriages but for flourishing friendships, “Being single is all about the future, about the person you’re going to meet at Starbucks or after answering the next scientific compatibility questionnaire. Being married, after a certain point, is about the past, about a steadily [...]

If you’re not feeling happy then this post can help. Did you know that more Americans are happier now than before our economy went bad? Now how does that make you feel? Stay with me though for the revelation that can lift your spirits.
Everyone who claims to be happy may have some reason for finding an upside to [...]

You don’t have to be religious to have a deep faith in the power of compassion. With it people who act and believe differently can not only work and live together in harmony they can enjoy a richer, more adventuresome life.
They can collaborate. They can accomplish greater things together than they could if they just [...]

Even when blindfolded, when touched just fleetingly we often recognize the emotion behind it. Even when touched by a stranger. Those touched in the study could identify the emotion (from eight, ranging from disgust to sympathy) more often than could happen by chance. Yet they were touched just five seconds.
More surprising to me, is that we are more [...]

Four college-age Canadians’ bus broke down in here in Sausalito last year so they continued their campaign here – to inspire others to create their Top 100 things list:  A part of their credo: For every item they complete on their list, they help a stranger achieve one of their dreams. These childhood friends’ camaraderie, plan and sense of purpose (three great Me2We traits) have pulled  others into their slipstream including my friend Jan [...]

I admit it.  Many times I avert my gaze when walking down gritty Market Street in S.F.  Yet  – from the talking pay phone to the crying hydrant  – this anthropomorphic, animated short film made me 

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 Michael J. Fox and Google are joining forces to take a  “search” approach to discovering who’s most likely to get Parkinson’s – and you can participate. Be one of the first 10,000 to sign up and get your genomic “map” – your data for just $25 instead of $400. Your test will be done by 23andMe.  Co-founder Ann Wojcicki [...]

… is to have someone to “stand by you”, writes empathic Pamela Slim. Here are two of her

 Me2We suggestions for pulling yourself through hard times by involving others.

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… is more important than who grooms you,” observed Stanford biologist, Robert Sapolsky.  He studies baboons, humans, group behavior and stress. “Social support is vital, no matter how healthy you are.”
Suggests psychology professor Dacher Keltner,  “Human beings are wired to

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