http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive en-us N/A de2@talentdevelop.com Mon, 21 May 2012 05:36:36 PDT 20 false false psychology,personal growth clean http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/928/1/What-Is-This-Pain/Page1.html It starts as tightness in the upper solar plexus. Then it starts to droop like the top of an ice cream cone on a hundred-degree day, eventually melting over everything to form a vague coating of ambivalence. Sometimes it matures into hopelessness and, for some, even depression. The "it" is the yearning for meaning. And it can swallow you whole.
]]> no@spam.com (Laura Berman Fortgang) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/928/1/What-Is-This-Pain/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/902/1/On-Meaning-The-Silver-Lining-of-The-Recession/Page1.html By Laura Berman Fortgang. Human beings have often engaged in the search for meaning, but today's economic downturn has brought the subject to light in a new way. People are re-evaluating whether their financial power to accumulate possessions and wealth is the only determining factor of their happiness and success. Some are being forced to shrink their activities, their budgets and their ambitions and many report that it is not all bad. Sure, economic woes are scary and many are frightened of how long they may last, but those that can keep their wits about them are also re-discovering what really matters to them.]]> no@spam.com (Laura Berman Fortgang) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/902/1/On-Meaning-The-Silver-Lining-of-The-Recession/Page1.html