Do you sometimes feel like you’re about to “fall apart,” or become “unglued”? Little frustrations build upon other little frustrations day in and day out which can snowball and make you wonder if it’s worth it. Or, everything can be going along just swimmingly, and then all of a sudden it hits you, and you...Read More

Valentine’s Day is a good day to step back and ask yourself, “Just what is this thing we call romantic love?  The following excerpt from my upcoming book might offer you some insight: Love Is Not What Most Of Us Think It Is One trap we women can fall into is to worship a pretty-sounding...Read More

It’s almost the end of the first month of the new year, and you may be asking yourself where the time went and why haven’t you started acting on your New Year’s resolutions. You may have done everything right: You may have discovered a healthy Recipe For Living. You may have selected goals that will...Read More

How many times have you been in a room full of people and, out of all those people, one or two people seem to stand out from all the rest in their sureness and “at-homeness” with themselves and their situation? And how many times have you thought you’d like to be more like them in...Read More

Not only is this is the beginning of a brand new year, you have the ability to make it the beginning of more joyful, fulfilling life! The Right Frame Of Mind All you have to do is recognize that your life is in YOUR hands and be willing to take full responsibility for it. If...Read More

For years many of us have made noble resolutions for ourselves and have gotten off to a good start, only to go back to old habits within a few months.  We can feel stress and guilt from our failure to keep our resolve. After that it is easy to view New Year’s Eve as simply...Read More

It is not enough to “pray” for peace on earth and good will toward men. Just like anything else in this world, there are certain conditions that lead to certain results. And just as certain conditions, moralities and attitudes lead to a society of tyrants and enslaved subjects, certain conditions, moralities and attitudes lead to a society of peace and good will....Read More

So much of our holiday joy comes from celebrating life with other people. But sometimes being with others brings us feelings of loneliness and frustration rather than closeness and warmth.  If your get-togethers through the years have brought you more pain than pleasure, make a change this year to increase your cheer. Here’s how to celebrate with...Read More

We all grow up with a certain way of celebrating the holidays, usually the way our parents celebrated the holidays. After we leave home we often stick with the same traditions, or if we get married, we often try to “blend” the traditions of our marriage partner with our own. We get stuck with the idea that “it...Read More

THIS THANKSGIVING, instead of just going on “automatic” and having someone else give a brief thanks before diving in to eat, you can turn the occasion into a time to think about what YOU are actually thankful for. Traditionally, we give thanks for the food we are about to eat. But we forget to acknowledge the multitude...Read More