4 Ways Your Mother Lied To You

You know she did.  You probably knew it when she did it.  Or at least, once you became a grown adult and looked back. I think about my mom all the time.  I hear the same from so many of my friends whose moms have left us.  If you’re fortunate, you had the joy of...

Faith, Lies And Shame: We Have All Experienced Them

And unfortunately, the lies and shame have often come at the hands of “faith.” Religions from all over the globe trade in both of those.  President Obama recently caught a lot of flak by comparing the modern Isis mindset to the Christian travesty of the Crusades.  And...

Are You Tolerating More Than You Should?

And I’m not talking about tolerating the differences in others.  I’m talking about those less-than-optimal conditions in your life.  You know the ones—the, well, this may be less than perfect, may not be exactly what I want, may be a different path than the one I...

The Rational Mind Is A Great Thing But Listen With Your Heart

The rational mind is a great thing.  It helps us to analyze, to dissect, which helps to clear up the road ahead, or piece out a problem in order to deal with it.  In other words, to show us how to take action. It’s the “doing” part of the mind.  The male side in...

7 Ideas You Can Steal from Unhappy People

You know those folks, right?  The ones always in turmoil, always if not actually miserable still teetering on the edge.  They’re everywhere!  And it seems nothing you do or say ever has any impact on their attitudes. Sometimes I think unhappy folks just want to be...