If you spend enough time reading books, research, articles, and blogs about the traits of the radically successful, you start to hear the same messages repeated. In scouring the pages of all these sources, I tracked words, phrases, and concepts to ascertain if there is a “main” list of traits worth sharing. I have deduced […]
“You know we have been struggling for years. She has gone down this extreme route of spirituality and tells me I am not spiritual enough because I want it more than her. I guess if I were to go to prayers in the morning, she would find me worthy but even then, she tells me […]
“Some balls are held for charity / And some for fancy dress / But when they’re held for pleasure / They’re the balls that I like best / My balls are always bouncing / To the left and to the right / It’s my belief that my big balls / Should be held every night” […]
The older I get the more I resist the title of “leader.” I hesitate to apply it to myself and have a lot less “pride” when it is ascribed to me because I am much more acutely aware of what it REALLY means. I used to revel in the leadership positions assigned to me whether […]
“I feel like I might not be a good mom. He’s a person. I am responsible for a person! There’s a physical limit to what I can do so I let him watch tv or give him the ipad. It’s hard for me to keep up. I feel like I need to be educating him […]
She looked me in the eyes and held my gaze for a minute and then reached out and grabbed my shoulder as if to ensure I would not miss what she was about to say, “By knowing you, by being here with you to celebrate, I feel like I am part of this, that I […]
The problem in America isn’t so much what people don’t know, the problem is what people think they know that just ain’t so. (Will Rogers) Insufficient facts always invite danger. (Spock) When I wrote “The Happiness Formula” it never dawned on me that it is part of the “self-care” trend. In hindsight, of course it […]
An excerpt from “The Happiness Formula” chapter: “YOU TOO HAVE SUPERPOWERS” Our favorite protagonist pops up across all genres of literature, both classic and contemporary, in movies, plays, almost any story around the world for centuries – the HERO. The hero is after some ultimate objective and must encounter and overcome obstacles along the way […]
“Are you screwing my husband?” I could feel the nervous energy of the woman on the other end of the phone as she paused before responding, “You will have to speak to him about that.” I took a deep breath partly in an effort to control the venomous anger I felt not just at her […]
How Do You Make God Laugh?…Tell Him, “I have a plan.” “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says ADONAI. As high as the sky is above the earth are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9 CJB) During our brief […]