When we come from fear

September 23, 2026
Sometimes people don’t come from anger or any other emotion. Even if that's how it seems. Instead, they come from fear. In fact, I'd lay odds on the fact that most of us come from fear most of the time: Fear of being rejected. Fear of losing control. Fear of not being enough. Fear that if we...

Attitude evolution

November 27, 2009
A few years ago I met a kind of in-your-face reporter, not my favorite to work with, but common in the crisis cases I worked on. Still, I kinda liked him.Once the...

Overheard the dogs talking after Thanksgiving dinner

November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009
When bad things happen to others or even if we emerge successfully ourselves from a trial, we realize how lucky and blessed we really are.Happy Thanksgiving to you all...

Beautiful things ~ typewriter

November 25, 2009
These old and battered typewriter keys remind me of an old Royal my parents had. (Wish I still had it.) And the one on which I learned to type in 7th grade.My Mass Media...

Omission still a sin, last time I looked

November 25, 2009
So I finally remembered to order a copy of the newspaper in which my "advice to college freshmen" op-ed ran last August. The Syracuse Post Standard. When I opened the...

Hair yesterday, hair tomorrow

November 25, 2009
Is it too much, do ya think, to be really, really excited that your California hairstylist is still doing hair? Yes. I got a return text when I used her old cell...

Buddha

November 24, 2009

The root of Riley’s attitude problem

November 24, 2009
That's right. We found his secret stash of affirmation tapes. THIS is why he's such a confident dog.We've confiscated them.And listen to them ourselves, with a...

The blessing of women friends

November 24, 2009
Dinner last night with women friends, both professional women. One is in sales and marketing for a corporation with headquarters in the Northeast and the other is a...

Beautiful things ~ colorful fabric

November 24, 2009
I love fabric and especially colorful fabric. This struck my fancy the other...

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