It’s difficult to come up with exclamations anymore like “What a year!!!”, as shock and awe have become more of a quotidian experience and outrageous behavior is not even worthy of a conversational nod. However, it is the end of a very long year and some …

We could use a little bit of magic, not slight of hand or even the illusion of magic, but some real second-coming magic. We cannot keep raising our hopes and trying to see the bright side of things and interpret horrible situations as this too …

There are many qualities and attributes that we are born with that are genetic, environmentally based or just part of our spirit. Then there are qualities that we have to earn and develop, wether through hard work, modeling someone else’s behavior or finding mentors and …

As we get older, we seemingly get more afraid and more singular. Our points of view get more narrow. We lose our ability to say YES and a knee-jerk NO becomes more of our “Go-To”. Many things can accelerate the process: financial hardship, an ill-timed health …

Heartbreak. Heartache. Heart sick.  I can’t believe I haven’t had another heart attack. I don’t know what’s keeping my heart pumping. I don’t know why my blood pressure and my resting heart rate are so low and normal.  It doesn’t make sense.  I can’t tell what is real or …

Should I stay or should I go…That is the question. This begs for a Shaesperean couplet.Should I invest or go to cash?Should I speak up or shut up?Should I have children or not?Should I commit to someone or is it better to be alone…Never has …