Rules are meant to be broken. That has been my motto for as long as I can remember. Certainly this line of thinking gave my parents their fair share of grey hairs while I was growing up. If a rule didn’t make sense to me, such as only drive a car when you are of […]
Thinking About New Year’s Resolutions Differently
Do you try to set New Year Resolutions every year? If you are like most people, you most certainly do. A few people may actually accomplish their goals, but many people fail. Do you know what all these people have in common? My guess is they feel they have to achieve either a new goal or accomplish […]
What Can You Do To Ease The Stress About Sending Holiday Cards?
Question: I am stressing out – Should I or shouldn’t I send out my usual Christmas Cards? The truth is in the past, they have been “wow” holiday cards, but this year I am experiencing higher stress than usual due to my recent change of jobs. Answer: Don’t let stress rule your […]
Forgiveness: A New Definition
“Wait. What did you just say? You have to be kidding me!” I said to our new book club member Mary. “What does that even mean: Forgiveness is not about the other person; you only have to forgive yourself?” It didn’t make sense. I didn’t get it. And then, I listened some more. […]
Talking With Your Teen About Ferguson
“Thank goodness, it’s not me,” I thought to myself watching the psychologist being interviewed on TV about what parents should say to their teenagers about the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson. It was a tragedy—and not the first of its kind either—touching the delicate topics of racial inequality and law enforcement justice. It had begun […]