I grew up in an ordinary Midwestern town. We were an average, well-educated family striving to belong. We did the things an honest, upstanding family ought to do. We went to church, voted for the right candidates, kept our sidewalks shoveled. We played by the rules. When later in life I lived in The …
Personal Development
Life Lesson: Listening to Love
You’re not listening to me! Have you ever been told that? I have. It hurts. It hurts to be accused of not paying attention, especially if you’ve really tried to pay a LOT of attention. It also hurts to think that someone you love and care for feels so unloved and uncared for. What’s the one thing …
Life Lesson: Hidden New Year Secret
The sculpture pictured here contains the secret to finding joy in the New Year. The Roman god Janus with his two faces is associated with beginnings and endings, passages and transitions. He is usually depicted with one face looking to the past and one to the future. And to the careful observer, the …