Out of the blue, you receive a message that someone you loved has passed away. Perhaps it is a sibling, a longtime friend, or close co-worker, he/she is close to you but not one of your immediate family. Whatever the nature of your relationship, the timing of their death is so unexpected that you can… (more…)
For most people, remembering 9/11/01 is about remembering where they were when they first heard the news. It is easy to recall it since it was such a shocking day filled with tragedy after tragedy and while most felt numb that day, recall of the event now includes emotions of great sadness, grief, despair, and… (more…)
Dominating Dan storms in the house after a long day of dealing with completely incompetent people and is more frustrated than ever that Human Resources will not let him fire his entire staff. Not only is his staff incapable of keeping a deadline but he has to tell them what to do every step of… (more…)
Party Patty bounces home excited about another day being around people even if she was just at work. So what if all of her work did not get done today, it can wait till tomorrow. So what if she didn’t make her sales quota that will happen next month. The most important thing is that… (more…)
Sensitive Suzie comes home sulking desperately wanting to head straight for her room after a long day of managing everyone else’s problems. She is exhausted from all of the confrontation and just wants to escape to her own little cocoon but knows that her family needs her so she puts off her alone time till… (more…)
Perfect Pete comes home after analyzing the best route to get there the fastest during rush hour traffic. He is disappointed that no one notices he saved two minutes by taking a new route and can’t believe the lack of attention to detail by his family. After all, there is the right way to come… (more…)
I love this quote from Martin Luther King Jr about loving your enemies. Take a moment to reflect on the meaning and where you can apply this to your life today. “I am certain that Jesus understood the difficulty inherent in the act of loving one’s enemy. He never joined the ranks of those who… (more…)
One of the hardest words to hear from your spouse is the request that you separate for a while or possible even divorce. Sometimes these words are expected but they are never fully realized while other times these words catch you by surprise. It is hard to hear and even harder to understand the reason… (more…)
It happens. You are driving down the left side of highway slightly faster than normal because you are late. Suddenly someone cuts you off causing the breaks to be slamed and almost results in an accident. Instantly, feelings of rage emerge. Or your spouse promises they will be home by a certain time. You make… (more…)
For a musician, the symbol for rest on a sheet of music signals them to completely stop playing for an interval of time. It is a period of silence that is sometimes used as a dramatic pause to draw attention to the next few stanzas, sometimes it is used as relief for the intensity of… (more…)
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