Stop, Drop, Compliment
When I went to school in the 1980s we learned how to Stop, Drop, and Roll. To those of you who are unfamiliar with this, it is a...
Our Loss-t World
Recently my friend Rebecca shared that she "lost it" when she realized there wasn't enough flour in the pantry to make cookies with her...
The 7-38-55 Rule
Everyone agrees it's so easy to be around Julie. What makes her like that? It comes down to the 7-38-55 rule of personal communication,...
This is Your Life
This Is Your Life; These Are The Terms; What's The Invitation? I heard these words about a decade ago from Ian Cron, and they have...
How's Your 'Frustration Tolerance'?
I walked into the master bathroom of our Spring Break rental and found: • the above sign and • an empty toilet paper holder. Did I...
(Don't) Show Me the Love
(Don't) Show Me the Love! Good/Bad news: WE ARE WHAT WE THINK Is that a good thing? Well, it depends on the thought. When we are...
The Anti-Worrying Formula
Lest we yearn for the nostalgia of the past, Dale Carnegie wrote: "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" in 1944. I love this book...
What's the Priority?
Santa's got a list and he's checking it twice. The rest of us have three lists and we're checking them twice... an hour. Yes, lists...
Got Grace?*
Amazing grace, saving grace, saying grace. Good grace, bad grace, there but for grace... What exactly is grace? And how do we give it,...
Leading Role? or Bit Part?
If you like drama, it’s a great time to be alive. Opinions are freely shared--asked for or not. Things once unspoken are now spoken....
