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The first time I became aware of the transition from my upbringing to my first grandchild’s was when my eldest son and his wife made a visit with their firstborn who had just turned two. They live a distance so they...
I read with great amusement about a middle-school principal who decided to ban strapless dresses for the eighth graders prom. She had a variety of reasons, it distracts the boys, and she felt they were inappropriate...
I think I am the beginning stages of not being obsessed with having my house look perfect.
I used to be so crazed that I could not leave beds unmade, dishes in the sink or anything out of place. I remember almost being late for a talk I...
I’m all for people doing everything they can do to improve their lives, but as I age I have observed that self-improvement has become somewhat of an obsession in our culture. Learning to leave “Well enough alone” is a metaphor...
Many people think that optimism comes about by simply thinking positive thoughts. This is simply not accurate. Simply thinking positive thoughts will not make your problems disappear. It’s simplistic and disrespectful to the complexities of...
After years of teaching stress management using a variety of techniques, I came upon the work of Dr. Albert Ellis. As I read his book “Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist’s Guide,” the words “we disturb ourselves” jumped out at me, and...
How does a control freak control a blizzard? He or she doesn’t.
The snowmegeddon that enveloped New England increased my awareness of something I teach and often preach about to friends and family. The essential truth is that we have...
I’ve conducted hundreds of seminars for cancer patients, survivors, and their family members; and I’ve been awestruck by their incredible ability to laugh at what would make most of us shudder. We all know that cancer doesn’t...
