Bringing out the best in you
There were periods in my first marriage when I knew my temper was becoming problematic. There were tense moments when the slightest provocation would light my fuse, and as you may know, it is at our angriest when we are prone to say and do things we are likely to regret. I sought out individual …
After the last couple posts on domestic violence, I think we’re due for a lighter subject. This is another post from my archives, a phenomenal piece of writing whose author I do not know. If you happen to know where the credit can be given, by all means leave me a note in the comments. …
October was National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I did not learn this until recently, or I would have pushed this post out sooner. I’ll move forward with the publication, because national awareness months should jumpstart dialogues, not restrict discussions to just that timeframe. Part of what brought the topic to my attention was my recent …
Normally I would not include a book review of a fiction title in the blog. My fiction all gets reviewed on Goodreads, but if a title is compelling enough, and especially if it coincides with a serious subject worthy of broader discussion, I hope you will allow my using these pages to give the book …
Humans are shy by design, not by nature, and nothing intimidates shy people more than the prospect of networking. I don’t mean the kind of social networking you do from a device, but rather, the networking you do in person at a reception, happy hour, conference, or similar event where professional networking is likely to …
On April 16, 2014 the MV Sewol capsized en route to Jeju from Incheon. Most of the ferry’s 476 passengers were students at the Danwon High School on their way to a four-day field trip. Preliminary reports said there were 188 fatalities and 114 missing passengers. Nearly two weeks later South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung …
My friend gave me permission to share a recent Facebook post. For the sake of anonymity, let’s call my friend Kalen. Her post reads: “Men, I need yall to stop pretending like you like women who are intelligent, independent with drive. You like the idea of it, not women actually doing it when you’re trying …
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Let me give you the bottom line up front. Yes, counseling is right for men. That’s not why you’re giving this article a chance though. Here’s what you really want to know: Is counseling right for me? I’m targeting young men, and grown men, for a reason. First, who better to speak to your concerns …
With some exceptions, I’ll reserve my personal and exceedingly controversial rants for other forums. The aim here is to provide advice to help you be as self-sufficient as possible without stirring the pot too heavily, but from time to time I will take a slight detour to tackle points specific to target populations. Today’s financial …
One evening during my freshman year in high school I experienced my first real, or what I perceived as real, heartache. The author of my misery was one of my senior friends who had figured out how to get under my skin and tinker with my emotions. Dramatic, I know. Yet despite the signals, you …
Too many young people wind up in jobs they hate because they followed someone else’s advice about how to use their talents. You would think that after a certain age we would be capable of making major choices independent of the influence of family, friends, or career guides, but perhaps more often than we would …
I once heard someone say best friends are the siblings God forgot to give us. How disgustingly sweet. Yet, what happens when the friendship turns more into a drain than a source of energy? You don’t get to choose your family, but you do get to choose your friends. And sometimes there are friends that …
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Several months ago I decided to relaunch my website. I spent entirely too much time reading about how I could make this time more successful. Should I brand my blog under my name or under a concept? Should I flip from Drupal to WordPress? Where can I find good stock photos? How frequently should I …
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