Why the lies we tell ourselves are so dangerous

October 27, 2025
If you ask most people whether they lie, they’ll insist they don’t.  And in a way, they’re right—many of us aren’t in the habit of telling big, bold lies to others. But to ourselves? That’s a different story. Self-deception is one of humanity’s favorite coping mechanisms,...

Do you have a dog in this hunt?

December 15, 2023
Dog in this hunt: stake in the outcome. My position on any given personal situation, especially big ones like relationship endings, is to determine if I have a dog in...

Paying it forward

December 12, 2023
Few things have touched me more than receiving a kind offer that was paying it forward. If you don't know what that means: It's when someone who received a...

Formula 1 souvenir: Covid

December 10, 2023
We had a lovely 3 days at the Las Vegas Grand Prix mid-November and brought home a very special souvenir: a case of Covid, each. This was our first go at the...

Book gifts you’ll want to give this holiday

December 8, 2023
Let me help you finish your holiday shopping right here, right now: Why not spread some positivity this holiday with book gifts that inspire and warm our hearts?...

How Tongan war spears reminded me to laugh about getting ol

December 6, 2023
The entrance to our little community in western New York is hard to see in the dark. That's because our second home is in a somewhat rural area without street lights....

Why am I teary over my pharmacy closing?

December 4, 2023
It's been 10 years since I wrote this tribute to my Walgreens pharmacy.  And today, I'm sharing this eulogy. My pharmacy closed, a victim of...what? Current events,...

A word about the loss of Rosalynn Carter

November 29, 2023
Do what you can to show you care about others and you will make our world a better place. ~Rosalynn Carter 1927-2023 Until I found myself sobbing uncontrollably...

Who doesn’t love a thoughtful response?

November 28, 2023
There's nothing a writer likes more than when a reader gives thoughtful consideration to something they read and then response. Such was the case when Facebook friend...

Thanks– for you

November 21, 2023
I can't think of a better week to express my thanks to you, my friends....whether I have met you in person or only online....those who leave comments, who share, who...

Why not start a kindness movement?

November 15, 2023
Let's start a kindness movement. You know, one in which every day we identify acts of kindness we can do to benefit another. Then, we do them. They don't have to be...

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