Sign Me Up for Happiness!
“What was the best part of your vacation?” asked my friend. My husband and I just completed a play week in one of the Disney resorts in Orlando with our … Continue reading
Time Foolery
We’ve turned the clocks forward (at least most American states have). It’s a poor man’s time travel, I suppose. Suddenly, we’re in the future—an hour ahead. Many contend we gain … Continue reading
How Have We Survived? A Toast to a 40th Anniversary!
When I began dating and tried to imagine being married, I wondered what could a couple talk about after the first few months? We would’ve already shared our best stories … Continue reading
Heads I Win; Tails You Lose
When critics mutter the recent Oscars have become too black and too liberal, I think of the 2016 film THE FREE STATE OF JONES starring Matthew McConaughey and British actress … Continue reading
Believing You’re Worthy Because You Love
A couple of weeks ago I wrote that love is meaning—love for your self, for others, for what you do. When you’re acting out of your heart instead of hiding … Continue reading
High School Kids on White Horses
When the actions of our present government make you despair that Americans have lost their sense of right and wrong as well as their empathy for suffering, look around you. … Continue reading
Love Beyond Valentine’s Day
What does “love” mean? One source claimed it’s the word in the English language with the least meaning because it’s used to express SO MUCH—from a preference for chocolate to … Continue reading
Wrestling Unhappiness into Submission
What if happiness is the absence of unhappiness? What makes people unhappy? Disease? Pain? Sorrow? Need? Depression? How do you feel when you’re unhappy? Plenty of people have good reason … Continue reading
Faith Beyond Religion: Stuffing Character into Your Carry-on
“Ladies and gentlemen. Have faith. Have faith…” When Representative Joe Kennedy gave his rebuttal speech to the State of the Union address, he departed from his distributed text only slightly. … Continue reading
Pull The Bonds Tighter Between Us: Community in Cold Times
When we have community, we live longer, healthier lives. The research is undeniable. A recent webinar titled THE BROKEN BRAIN reminded us that isolation is a toxin that makes us … Continue reading
