Posts tagged "significant emotional experience"

FOMO?

Is your life run at times by FOMO?  I just learned this acronym, and it had immediate resonance for me.  FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out.  This anxiety has been heightened by social media and the extreme degree of electronic connection some of us engage in.  But it’s not new. I recall many situations in my earlier days,...

Cutting the Mustard

One of the first essays in BECOMING, is called Cutting the Mustard. It’s in the section Growing Up, and after spending a great deal of time with many of my grandchildren this summer, I am poignantly reminded of the wonders and challenges of this business of ‘growing up.’ Indeed, I think most of us never...