Be Your Own Happiness

Parents often base our own sense of happiness on external circumstances. We find ourselves dependent on…

Get Your News Fast

The quote above is over 2000 years old, long before the human mind could possibly imagine our world of constant, streaming images and messages. This makes…

Don’t Get Impeached

For Nixon, it wasn’t so much the campaign to discredit his opponents (although illegal), it was the…

ScreamFree Conflict?

In conflict resolution training, we’re taught the presenting issue between the parties is not the actual issue. What is really driving the conflict is…

Parent different.

Monday we talked about a choice: Would you want paradise alone, or the real world with your mate?

Here’s another choice: Would you rather…

H.A.L.T.

If you’ve ever had surgery, you’ve probably heard the Dr. warn against making any big decisions, or having any deep discussions …

Two Tickets to Paradise

It’s certainly an interesting dilemma: would I choose paradise without my wife, or a normal life of struggle…

Real Mature

“Maturity is both a static and a dynamic concept.” (Leo Buscaglia)   OK, let’s finish our discussion on maturity (for now). It’s generally understood that mature people have a strong sense of who they are, separate and apart from others. They understand their need for intimate relationships, but they are not dependent upon others to […]

Act Your Age

Yesterday, I talked about how I sometimes struggle to act my age. There seems to be this natural phenomenon…

What’s a Grownup?

My wife and sister share a birthday today. I’m not dumb enough to tell you how old they are, but I will say…