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Creating the Relationships You Crave
Let’s face it; when it comes to relationships, we’ve all received some bad training over the years. Divorce. Mean girls. Crazy exes. Narcissistic parents.
Even if you had…
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Playing the Hand You’re Dealt
Today I get to go under the knife of a surgeon, fixing my hip flexor tendon that was apparently damaged after my hip replacement a year ago. As my wife Jenny knows better than anyone, this will be my 7th surgery…
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Parents of all ages with kids of all ages
Parents write in to us constantly asking all kinds of questions. We try to answer as many…
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Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Every time I smell laundry detergent, I remember a little sign that hung in my childhood home’s laundry room. It read, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” As a young kid, I was almost hypnotized by it…
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The Best Remedy for Anger
Here’s a challenge for today: The next time you feel angry, about anything at all, press…
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Tending to Your Own Lawn
None of us sets out to fall into the trap of envying our neighbors. No one begins their morning saying, “Today, I will look at other families and lament…
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Follow the Light
I have to admit, I was surprised to find this lyric within such a jolly, simple song. “Peace on earth will come to all, if we just follow the light”?
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Talking to our kids about dating
Talking to teenagers about dating can prove very difficult. Choosing which of our own experiences to share, and which of our hard-earned lessons to teach, is half the battle.
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Going “home” for the holidays?
I hope this quote is true for you. I hope that being “home” with your family does bring a million smiles. For others of you, I know it doesn’t.
