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Feb 14, 2021
Dear Public School System
By Dr Lihong and Joseph McPhail Dear Public School System, During the pandemic my daughters launched their own virtual school, WEquil...
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WEquil
Oct 25, 2020
Regrets of the Dying
By Aila and Sumay Nobody likes to think about death. But it’s going to happen to everyone and we might as well know it’s going to happen...
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WEquil
Jun 22, 2020
Principles of A Happy Family
What do Happy Families have in common? With COVID19 cases back on the rise it seems we will likely be in lockdown for months to come....
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Joseph McPhail
May 16, 2020
No better burden to carry
We all have ways of coping with and understanding difficult circumstances. You do not need advice or guidance from a deeply flawed and...
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Aila McPhail
May 8, 2020
Positive Psychology
Hello! Thank you for coming to read Positive Psychology 101! Positive psychology is the study of human happiness. In this post we share...
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Joseph McPhail
Apr 5, 2020
Rethinking Childhood Education
Dedication: This essay is dedicated to my daughters Aila and Sumay. Your creation of, “WEquil.School”, during the coronavirus outbreak...
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Joseph McPhail
Mar 22, 2020
On god and Kids ...
My wife and I met at church in Ames Iowa. We had seen each other before, but she didn't take interest in me until she saw me taking notes...
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Joseph McPhail
Jul 4, 2019
Marriage hack - changing utility functions
Hello Friends and Family! I want to share an interesting insight Lihong Lu McPhail and I had last night about marriage. In short, when we...
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Joseph McPhail
Jun 24, 2019
John Gottman's Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - A Summary
Dr John Gottman is a leading expert in what makes marriages succeed and fail. After just five minutes in his "Love Lab" he has been able...
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Sumay McPhail
Jun 21, 2019
Meditation ... a younger perspective
Sumay published this article in February 2019. Four years ago I started meditating. When I had trouble sleeping I would sit up and focus...
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Joseph McPhail
Jun 21, 2019
Beginning Meditation For Busy People
For anyone who feels they could use a few extra hours in each day. By Joseph (July 23, 2012) For years I have been searching for a way to...
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WEquil
Jun 21, 2019
Symphony...the source of happiness
What was the happiest moment of your life? That’s how we kicked off tonight’s Sangha and it took us to some magical places. Sumay jumped...
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Joseph McPhail
Jun 21, 2019
Betty Wittrig (Momow)
Dear Future Grandkids, Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Momow. Like all fairies she was magical, but Momow was special...
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Sumay McPhail
Jun 21, 2019
Lies we tell kids
By Sumay I took my title from an article my Dad showed me by Paul Graham. It's a good article. Not many nine years olds have probably...
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Joseph McPhail
Jun 21, 2019
Ultimate Currency
This is a slightly revised letter we wrote to Sumay after she confided that she would have liked a "bigger house, like some of her...
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Joseph McPhail
Jun 21, 2019
Learning to Love Learning
Once kids love learning, parenting becomes pretty easy. But how to teach kids to love learning? Few questions are more important to...
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WEquil
Jun 21, 2019
Friendship
The kids had a lot to say about the meaning of friendship. We didn’t plan on this topic...just spontaneously erupted into a hearty...
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