An Argument for Kindness (Part II)

(portions of this article first appeared on positive psychology news daily:  http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/sean-doyle/2013032525681) In my first post on this topic, I concluded that in the face of hardship, injustice or deep trauma, the only answer was love and holding even tighter to kindness.  This seems naive, trite.  However whether in the…

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The Sacred Thread

A few years ago I had the privilege to attend a friend’s wedding in India.  I was the first of our group to arrive and the bride invited me to a ceremony at her home that was usually only attended by family.  All the uncles were there.  A Hindu priestess…

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Welcome to JohnSeanDoyle.com

Thank you for your interest in www.JohnSeanDoyle.com. I am Sean Doyle.  In this blog, I explore the poetry and science of well-being.  It is an invitation to inject a little more hope, affection and meaning into the world.  It is about recovering a reverence for being, and creating a culture…

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