Motherly Love

The day before yesterday I wrote about “Mother Love”, Freddie Mercury’s last song, dealing with the need to find someone who can take care of us. In “The Art of Loving” (1956) , Erich Fromm, German psychoanalyst and sociologist, states that love is based on the practice of four essential elements: “care, responsibility, respect and… Read More Motherly Love

Identity Crisis

German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik Homburger Erikson was born on 15 June 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany.He is best known for his theory of psychosocial development and the concept of “identity crisis”, one of the most important conflicts people face during the developmental process. His theories marked a major shift in dealing with personality: instead of… Read More Identity Crisis

Calzini spaiati

Oggi, 5 febbraio, è ricorre Giornata dedicata ai calzini spaiati.🧦 A tutti noi è capitato di inserire nella lavatrice un paio di calzini per ritrovarne soltanto uno,Allora ammucchiamo i calzini spaiati negli angoli dei nostri cassetti in attesa di ritrovare i loro compagni.Solo chi è creativo, non omologato e non teme di sentirsi diverso osa… Read More Calzini spaiati

Resilience

The term “resilience” means “act of rebounding,” and comes from Latin resiliens, present participle of resilire “to rebound, recoil,” from re- “back”+ salire “to jump, leap”. It has its origin in science and technology, meaning the capacity of a material to resist deformation from external forces, its ability to absorb energy when deformed, and release… Read More Resilience

Morire

Era riverso nell’acqua, la tavola galleggiava poco lontano e il kite disegnava una macchia rossa e gialla sulla superficie scintillante del lago. Un infarto: questa dicono sia stata la causa del decesso, Allora ho pensato a Massimo, morto mentre scalava l’Annapurna, a padre Lello, annegato durante un bagno al ritorno da un congresso nella sua… Read More Morire