How Has Technology (or Other Things) Changed Society: Your Invitation to Vent, Soapbox, and Brag
What social norms or behaviors from the past do you miss? You can comment on this post with a specific social behavior or trait you miss...or you can just give me some general observations. It doesn't matter if you can clearly put your finger on what EXACTLY is missing. Grab your soapbox and say anything you want. It'll all help with this exploration, I promise.
Also, feel free to insert your two cents on this as well: Which new widely accepted social behaviors do you suspect aren't good for society?
Surround Yourself With Good People
It's Friday. (But you knew that, right?) Here are three articles that got my attention this week. Now go. Go drink deep of your weekend.
How To Network: 10 Insights For Understanding Support Systems
deas and messages are transmitted from person to person to person, reaching far beyond the initial conversation between two parties. In order for social networks to affect change, the people in them must have some sort of connection.
Bible Verses About Family: And Why Yours Might Be Bigger Than You Think
So here we have an inspiring possibility: the possibility that the same God who looked at Adam and said "humans shouldn't be alone" is again bringing more people--well beyond Abraham and Israel--together.
Life After Divorce: Divorce’s Impact on Adult Friendship
While stigma around divorce has decreased dramatically in our lifetime, there is still judgment present in many social circles. Divorced people are viewed as part of a singles subculture, where standards can be freer, and that may make some married people uncomfortable. Also some may critique or blame the divorcee for poor choices they made in the course of their marriage, which lead them to view the divorcee in a new, more negative light.