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Things aren’t always what they seem.

July 23, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock
Do you ever really know someone?

Jennifer Hancock expresses some tips on better relationships with the people in our lives…

Categories Free Tags coping, human nature, humanist, interpersonal conflict Leave a comment

The Ultimate Existential Crisis

March 8, 2015March 5, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock

“Being alive means I’m lucky, because at some point, I won’t be.”

Categories Free Tags coping with, death, existence, existential crisis, existentialism, facing death, humanism, humanist, mortality 1 Comment

Towards a Humanist Enlightenment

March 17, 2015January 15, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock
Consider yourself a work in progress

How can we construct a more realistic concept of enlightenment? What, exactly, are we seeking?

Categories Free Tags compassion, enlightenment, humanism, humanist, practice, spiritualism, thinking 8 Comments

Natural Grief: A Humanist Perspective

March 25, 2013March 18, 2013 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock shares five points of a Humanist approach to dealing with grief…

Categories Free Tags approach, feeling, grief, grieving, human nature, humanism, humanist, natural 5 Comments

How do Humanists do Spirituality?

January 24, 2013 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock gives the Humanist perspective on self improvement, coping with tragedy, and cooperation with those of other belief…

Categories Free Tags coping, humanism, humanist, spirituality, what is Humanism, what is spirituality 4 Comments

Living Life Intentionally

January 2, 2013December 27, 2012 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock describes what is required to live life intentionally…

Categories Free Tags critical thinking, humanism, humanist, intention, life, thinking 1 Comment

The Humanist concept of community

January 2, 2013December 13, 2012 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock shares what ‘community’ means to her tradition: Humanism. What does community mean to you, and what role does it play in your tradition or philosophy?

Categories Free Tags community, engage, feeling, humanism, humanist, together Leave a comment
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