The fall semester is over and winter break is about to begin. You’ve been daydreaming and planning memory-making family time, great conversations, and fun activities for weeks. However, your college kid may have been having daydreams that are quite different from yours. The truth is the past 16 weeks or…
It’s funny how with each “year around the sun” we celebrate, it never feels like we’re that much older than the year before. However, when we happen to be turning the “BIG” 30, 40, 50 or more, that’s when it hits us that time seems to have gone by at…
Fear, we all have it. Even Superman has it – his fear of kryptonite. The fear of heights, fear of creepy crawly things, fear of public humiliation, fear of dying, and fear of anything and everything you can name can rear its ugly head and create unsettling feelings when you…
Oops, I did it again …. I posted something on my personal FB page that happened to offend. This time I’ve seemed to have upset another fragile soul who didn’t quite get the point nor understood the tongue and cheek humor that sometimes (OK, many times) is woven into…
How often do we believe the negative things that have been drummed into our psyche instead of believing that we are capable and valuable? We may believe we are not capable of doing something because we have had to face set backs and disappointments which make us doubt our true…
It was just about 11 pm and I had drifted off to sleep knowing I had to rise early for my flight back to America when suddenly I was awakened by the buzzing of my cell phone. With a bit of nervous hesitation, I peered at the caller ID and…
After months of waiting, I, along with millions of other Americans, sat nervously perched in front of the TV screen watching the results of what was to be a “historic” election night for our country. Between channel surfing network election coverage and trying to figure out why CNN, ABC, NBC…
15 years ago, September 11th started out like any other day. Children were on their way to school, people were on their way to work, and errands were being run; life was simply going through its daily motions – nothing ordinary, so we thought. 15 years ago, September 11th also…
It hit me like a swift blow to my emotional gut, sending me back to the reality that time really is a precious resource. I knew this day would eventually come, but I didn’t know how quickly it would sneak up and I’m not quite sure if I’m ready for…
Part 2 Of The Emotional Criminals Series:Protecting Yourself From The Emotional Criminal Dealing with emotionally harmful people can be difficult for even the most emotionally strong and intelligent individual. The Emotional Criminals we face in our day-to-day lives can be frustrating and even dangerous to our inner peace and well-being.…