We hear a great deal about being ourselves, being authentic, being true to ourselves. I think this is good, up to a point. Unfortunately, some people interpret this to mean that they can do anything they want, including harming people. No one has the right to harm someone else. (Self-defense is a different issue.) Harm …
As I get older, I find that I am thankful for different things than when I was younger. In the past I was mostly thankful for the successes that I had achieved—graduating college, getting a good position with a good company, moving up the career ladder, making the money needed to live the life I …
A friend sent me a birthday card with “Are you a good witch or a bad witch?” on the front. The inside said, ”Either way, have a wicked awesome birthday.” It was, of course, a “Wizard of Oz” themed card. My initial answer to the question on the front of the card was that it …
In any situation we always have options. Plural. Sometimes we have to be a little creative in finding them. Sometimes we have to create the option that will work best for us. But there are always options. Do you create options for yourself or merely accept the ones that are obvious?