The Emotional Suffocation of Self
What happens when you try to suppress who you are? Many of us have had the experience since we needed to fit in, to please, to match an image in … Continue reading
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Learning from Slime Mold
Long ago when I was in graduate school, I took a test called the FIRO-B. From the results, I learned that I need affection (I didn’t require a test to … Continue reading
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Judged by Skills and Talent Alone
The premise of the NBC-TV reality hit THE VOICE is the worthiness of the contestants to be included in the competition is determined solely on the quality of their singing. … Continue reading
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My Two Cents about Crossing the Line
Do you believe in right and wrong—not as a topic of philosophical or religious discussion but as an everyday guideline for behavior? Many believe wrong is okay if the end … Continue reading
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Women Together at Last?
This weekend (according to THE NEW YORK TIMES) as women gather in Washington, D.C., and in state capitals across the nation to be seen as a unified force, disagreements surface—starting … Continue reading
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Who Cares about Regular People? Greed, Selfishness, Prejudice, and Pride
In a recent AMERICAN EXPERIENCE program on PBS titled “Murder of a President,” Americans finally grew weary of a political organization that indulged the greedy rich at the expense of … Continue reading
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The Birds and the Bees?
Do you remember when you first learned the details of male/female sex? Do you remember what you were thinking as you tried to picture what was being described? I do, … Continue reading
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Independent Thought
When my husband and I were learning how to train horses, we attended several workshops with the famous trainer John Lyons. “No independent thought!” he warned. “You should allow your … Continue reading
