It’s January! Time for packing away holiday decorations and tossing out or donating other things we really don’t need. Our interior life needs to be decluttered, too, since we all struggle with “inordinate attachment” to things, outcomes, and even our relationships. Too often, these can take up our time and attention and block us from[...]
BOOM! Your marriage is in trouble and DIVORCE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. What do you do? As with a medical emergency, get help now! Waiting only invites death. The qualified and trained ER staff will assess your immediate needs and give you a list of things to do. Yes, you may need extensive[...]
It was 1963 and I had just turned twelve. I’d gotten my period a year before and was developing faster than most girls in my class. Where they were still short, rosy-cheeked, and flat-chested, I was six inches taller, growing into a B-cup, and getting acne. It was an awkward, confusing time for me. Sadly,[...]
The woman approached me and thanked me for my book, Personality PLUS at Work. It’s about the life-changing impact an understanding of the four temperaments can have on all our relationships. “We heard you speak three years ago. Our whole family has been studying this! It’s amazing!” Her smile quickly changed to a look of[...]
“Rosie, for your Christmas present, the brothers and I want to take you and Dad to Sayulita, Mexico. And we want to pay for everything.” What?! My oldest stepson, Pat, had taken charge and took me by sweet surprise. He, Matt, and Rory wanted us all to return to Mexico for another family fishing trip.[...]
Not if you mean an exhaustive set of detailed schematics that he decided before you were born and that you must discover or be doomed. Let me explain. Back in the 1970’s I began a thirty-year career as a commercial real estate appraiser. I’ll never forget the first time I unrolled construction plans for a[...]
Divorce makes the usually stressful and over-scheduled holidays even more difficult: If you’re separated or divorced, these ten tips can help you unload the dread, anxiety, or loneliness for a time of inner peace, hope, and even a little joy. If you’re related to, or a friend of, someone who’s divorced, these will also help[...]
Do you know the Jonathon and Drew Scott, aka the “Property Brothers?” The handsome twins are super-stars of HGTV and pros at turning fixer-uppers into dream homes. I love make-over shows of any kind and confess to occasional binge-watching where experts take old, dilapidated homes and turn them into warm, comfy, or elegant living spaces.[...]
Five a.m. is way too early to head out the front door to work. But that’s what I must do when I travel to a conference and catch American’s early morning flight out of Palm Springs, CA. Part of me is still back in my bed, asleep on my pillow while the other part is[...]
“Ye are the Light of the World” – Simon Dewey When Jesus said “fear not” he meant it. In my work I help people whose relationships have not only fallen apart at the seams but exploded into a million pieces, taking bloody chunks of their hearts with it. It’s happened to me and you, too,[...]
