How to Respond to a Difficult Person
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit. Anne... Read More
How long does it take to change a habit? NOT 21 Days!
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit. Desiderius Erasmus We all bought into the myth that a... Read More
The Best Way Out is Always Through (Robert Frost)
Our habits of mind can play incredible tricks on us. One of the first things I learned to do as a nurse was to accurately... Read More
Parenting Teens with 3 Strikes
You cannot step into the same river twice. Heraclitus [Philosopher 544 BC – 483 BC] Parenting teenagers forces us to operate in unknown territory. I... Read More
Symptoms as a Means to get our Attention
Instead of heading for a big mental breakdown, I decided to have a small breakdown every Tuesday evening. ― Graham Parke, author Symptoms can be... Read More
Build Bedrock Behaviors
Nothing needs so reforming as other people’s habits. Mark Twain A recent study in Science Live found that regular walking helps us live longer even... Read More
What Kind of Bonehead am I?
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. —John Steinbeck When you do something that is classified as boneheaded, be... Read More
Triage Your Life
What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important. Dwight Eisenhower Before becoming President,... Read More
Is Your Procrastination a Ripening or a Dodge?
We are willing to pursue any vile task as long as it allows us to avoid something worse. Piers Steel, author The Procrastination Equation ... Read More
1,900 Year Old Advice on Adversity
I’ve been devouring the writings of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 120-180), a practitioner of a practical philosophy called Stoicism. Ancient Stoics sought to accept... Read More