Holiday Elation (Part 1)

by | Dec 5, 2021 | Thoughts

Holidays are neither good nor bad; how we think about them makes the difference. Over the years, I’ve written on more than one occasion about the impact of the holiday season.  The generic topic for these commonly-written pieces is “holiday depression.” This...

The Quality of Tavel is Twice Blessed

by | Nov 11, 2021 | Behaviors, Thoughts

Be happy, not because everything is perfect, but because you chose to focus on the perfect moments. Roughly 400 years ago, William Shakespeare wrote “The Merchant of Venice” where Portia, a woman posing as a male lawyer (history’s first liberated woman?), utters the...

Options & Priorities: which are you?

by | Sep 8, 2021 | Behaviors

There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn’t even jump a puddle for you. In the course of our lives, we evolve into many relationships.  These involve other people, of course, but can also have to do with other behavioral...

THE CASE AGAINST HUMILITY

by | Jul 13, 2021 | Behaviors

If you’re giving love and not receiving it, you’re in the wrong relationship.  If you’re receiving love and not giving it, then you are taking advantage of the other person.  Stagner                     The Case Against Humility Last week’s newsletter...