Chastity Bono Brings Awareness To Transgender Issues

Longtime American activist for LGBT rights, Chastity Chaz Bono, born to Sonny & Cher, is beginning the process of transitioning from female to male. Bono says he will avoid being in the lens of the public eye as surgery and reassignment proceed, but hopes that his journey will educate others.

Having a healthy gender identity means that a person experiences harmony with their sense of self and their own physical sex. However, Transgender people find their sense of self differs from their physical sex. There is anguish about being in the wrong body. Research over many years has shown that there is a strong genetic base that underscores gender issues.

I hope this journey will bring Chaz Bono a sense of peace and help others understand and celebrate the differences in us all.

Dealing With People Who Drain You Dry

I just heard an expression the other day.

Emotional Vampires - Psychological slang for the kind of person who sucks the life out of you because they demand so much.

Click here to learn more and to find tips to help ward off these behaviors if you have vampire tendencies. There's also compassionate suggestions to deal with those who drain you dry. No garlic needed.

Funny Words

I love words.

Especially funny ones.

Studies on humor tell us there are a variety of reasons why things are funny. For words, having an abundance of similar sounds within it (assonance) or the drumming sound of repetitive hard letters that roll through the word (consonance) can render the word funny. 

Then again, maybe the word just tickles you for your own personal reasons.

My favorite funny word is Kerfuffle - which, defined, is a fuss or disturbance.  

What's your favorite funny word?

Bell, N. (2007). Humor comprehension: Lessons learned from cross-cultural communication Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, 20 (4), 367-387 DOI: 10.1515/HUMOR.2007.018