The End of Guilt
A young man sat on a riverbank. In a peaceful state, he was absorbed in the sounds and sights of nature surrounding him. Suddenly he heard desperate cries for help.… Read More
Are You Grown Up?
“Why don’t you just grow up!” Has anyone ever said this to you? Have you ever said this to someone else? Usually, someone says “grow up” in the context of… Read More
Sweet Talking: The Art of Saying Nice Things to Yourself
Have you ever wondered why two people who experience similar setbacks react so differently? Take Sue and Phyllis. Both recently experienced divorce and found themselves single parents of two children.… Read More
The Real Reason for Relationships
In the United States, there was an average of 6,200 marriages each day in 2019. Last year 2.3 million couples got married. The average cost of a wedding was $20,000. … Read More
Simplicity Is Power: The Tattoo
A few years ago there was a very popular song by Bobby McFerrin entitled “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” The lyrics are a litany of serious life problems most people face… Read More
Avalanches
I think I know how avalanches occur. I have seen a few mini-avalanches outside my window on the tree branches. Rarely does the snowfall in a straight vertical pattern here… Read More
The Battle of Epic Proportions
For the last two-plus years, I have been living in a 20-year-old Mexican colonial style home in the Tepozteca mountains in the Mexican state of Morelos, about two hours south… Read More
Be Not Afraid
Back around the year 2000, I was building an addition to my lake cabin which consisted of a double garage and above it a master bedroom and bath. The addition… Read More
Are You Listening?
“On the tumble-down farm on the side of the hill lived a rooster called Rickety Rackety because he made a terrible racket from night till noon.” So writes Jan Wahl… Read More
The Sham of Falling in Love
Years ago, I went through an ordeal when the woman with whom I was “in love,” told me she loved me but was not “in love” with me. I share… Read More