As I write this, we’re winding up a Caribbean cruise.  It was a great getaway, even though cellphones and computers now operate on most ships.  There was a time, not so long ago, when we could cruise away from it all, without a virtual connection back to the real world of home and business.  Not [...]

Purpose:  intended or desired result; the aim, goal, reason for which something is done or used. I may have received my first glimpse of self responsibility as a young child, when my mother looked me in the eyes and said, “I think you did that on purpose.”  Until that day, my misbehaviors had sneaked under [...]

Some days are destined to stress and overwhelm us.  I can think of days in the past, and some coming up, when I would gladly pay someone to step in and do the day for me!  I can get anxious when I have to discuss a tough subject with someone, and I can get overwhelmed [...]

I’ve had some can’t do it overwhelm popping up lately.  I’m learning lots of new skills which I’ve never attempted learning before.  I know for sure I can usually get myself through intimidating things…so why do I just forget sometimes I know how to talk to myself? I want to remind you (and me) that [...]