Here are some suggestions from Cruse Bereavement Care if you are finding it difficult to know what to say when someone dies: “I don't know what to say but I am so sorry to hear this news.” “I am so sorry for
Start with your basic condolenceIt might seem trite try to say “I’m sorry for your loss; you’re in my and my family’s thoughts,” but saying that is a whole lot better than saying nothing at all. Much more past that is hard if you don’t know the person that well or you do...
an economics professor at Boston University, created software to help people maximize their Social Security benefits. Together, they've been trying to draw attention to what they call, "Social Security horror stories," caused largely, they say, by the Social Security ...
Whenever you notice a sentence in the passive voice, see if you can reword it to say the same thing in the active voice. The homecoming game was attended by almost every student. Almost every student attended the homecoming game. It was there that they found the lost ring. ...
Regret’s benefits don’t come to us by chance. We have to seek them out on purpose to improve ourselves. Here are three steps you can take the next time you find yourself contemplating your past missteps. Kill...
In other cultures, people go to extraordinary lengths not to interact at all. People from Denmark tell me that many Danes are so averse to talking to strangers, that they would rather miss their stop on the bus than say "excuse me" to ...
of course, die or even black out. I just had a welt on my head that looked like I saluted too hard. In the instructions, they said, “You need someone [to help].” I was like, “No, you don’t.” I got it up and I used it, and I took such pride every time I saw it...
How to ask someone out: It’s a harrowing, anxiety filled, awkward experience. And worst of all, no one has ever given us any real guidance on the subject
Humans attempted to reanimate the skulls of our dead for thousands of years. With the help of modern technology and ancient DNA, it’s now both an art and a science.
I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go 13 that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had...