Moving up on the "People Who Deserve Happiness" list

Since the fall, 3 women who were pivotal in my life passed away. Two were in their mid-80s and my mother was 96. Vastly different women, bu...

We all know that divorce doesn’t end the struggle with controlling spouses. (I hear your collective, “No, duh.”) The power struggle and con...

Because Ray Rice punched out his then-girlfriend, now wife, Janey, I think that the NFL as well as others have learned that “boys will be b...

As members of your faith community, we see you as persons of integrity. By your teachings, we know you to be wise and insightful; unbiase...

As we heal, we often discover that issues we thought we’d “put behind us,” “got a handle on,” or “worked out” come around to look us square...

Numbness is well known to those of us who spent years rubbing shoulders with vulnerability and fear due to a violent partner. These two te...

In keeping with my theme this year of books that have meaning to me, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz comes to mind. The wisdom of t...