Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Friendships Versus Alliances
Rather than friendships, what we often form are alliances, entered into for some mutual benefit or common objective.
Hal Green, Ph.D., Community Contributor
- Davenport, IA
Hal Green, Ph.D., is a former professor, pastor, counselor and columnist. He has deep faith in God and humanity, and is a long-term optimist. He believes that all will be well in the end, and that we will learn and grow from adversity. Hal seeks to inspire, assist, and guide us in our daily life.
His education includes a Ph.D. in World Religions from Northwestern University, a M.Div. in Bible and Theology from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Psychology from Drake University, and a B.A. in Philosophy, also from Drake University.
Posting Activity
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Getting in the Way of Listening
Most of us have a problem with listening. We get in the way of taking in what others are saying, due to our focus on ourselves.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Make a Difference
We are here to make a difference in the lives of others. How do you make a difference? You have to be there, for and with another.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Entering Paradise
Sometimes you enter paradise but are not aware of it. Such paradise moments were when our children were young, and we were all together.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
A Time to Laugh and a Time to be Serious
There is a time to laugh and a time to be serious. Hopefully, there is a time for laughter each day, a time let go and to let out a laugh.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
When Not to Forgive
More than difficult, it may be foolish to attempt to forgive someone who denies having wronged you.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Listening Dyads
It takes work to become a better listener. The “listening dyad” can be an effective exercise for improving listening and communication.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
The Rightful Place of Anger
Anger does have its rightful place. It can be a life-saver, and well as life-taker.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Be a Student of the Heart
I am a perpetual student of the heart, my own as well as others. Yet my heart keeps changing as I keep getting older, and hopefully wiser.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Life is a Journey We All must Take.
Life is a journey we all must take. It is a journey across time as well as space, years as well as environs.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
The Transition from Parent to Grandparent
The transition from being a parent to being a grandparent is sudden yet steady. It is also graceful, for those willing to accept change.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
The Problem of Responsibility
Sooner or later, we all have to take responsibility for our own lives. Doing so is an essential part of growing up.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
A Story of Forgiveness
In a conversation with a woman about what it takes for inner healing to happen, she told me about how her heart had been healed.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Sometimes You Have to Shift Relational Gears
Sometimes you just have to shift relational gears. Right away, or you will regret it later. It's like a test you did not ask for.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Handling Negative Persons
Handling negative persons can be difficult. Life is too short and precious to be inundated by negative persons.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
The Art of Discretion
We need to recover the art of discretion. Our cultural maxim, printed on our coins, is “e pluribus unum,” meaning, “out of many, one."
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
How Someone Exits a Relationship
How someone exits a relationship tells you a lot about them. You may learn things you did not want, but needed to know about the other.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Where Intimacy Begins and Ends
Intimacy begins and ends with you being where you are, with another learning and affirming where and who you are, and caring for you there.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
Face Today to Get to Tomorrow
To get from what was to what will be, you have to go through what is; you have to face today.
Across America, US|Neighbor News|
How to Know if You are in Love
One thing you really want to be sure of is whether you are truly in love. You can be in love with love or lust, rather than another person.
