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Why We Often Pity Those Who Mistreat Us 5 Sep 2012 | 06:22 am
My family and I endured a difficult visit from a relative this summer. He is a hard, cold, angry person, and he makes our home nearly uninhabitable. He is mean to us, constantly telling us in the rude...
Why It is OK to Question Everything, Including Ourselves 5 Jul 2012 | 07:34 am
I received this email from “Sheela.” She writes: Dear TL, Thank you for your efforts. My problem is that, most of the time, I agree to disagree with the person I am in conversation with. This is es...
Maintaining Your Balance in an Unbalanced World 3 Jul 2012 | 01:25 am
Sometimes (quite often, actually), I look around at the extremes that exist in our world. There are so many extreme thoughts, so many unbalanced lives. I see us, humans (including myself), trying to l...
It Is Not Too Late to Make Today Productive 19 Jun 2012 | 12:51 am
Many times, procrastination has kept me from making the most of every minute of the day. For example, yesterday my husband and I worked on a project for our business. It took longer than I expected, r...
Why the First Step is the Hardest Step 14 Jun 2012 | 11:58 am
For years, I have been telling myself that I needed to change my eating habits. It was on my mind every time I couldn’t get into the clothes I loved and every time I saw a picture of myself. It was e...
3 Ways to Destroy a Lifelong Friendship 13 Jun 2012 | 11:25 am
Just a few weeks ago, I lost a friend of 23 years. We met when I was 11 and she was 12. She saw me through my mother’s early death; I saw her through her mother’s later one. She helped me pack my th...
Why You Should Value Every Minute with Your Mom 14 May 2012 | 10:47 am
My mother died when I was a teenager. For the last 8 years of her life, it was just me and her. She did everything for me, and I adored her. But I still remember times when I thought I hated her. I k...
Why There Is Something to Be Said for Doing It Yourself 8 May 2012 | 04:54 am
My husband is working on his undergraduate degree. (One more year. Way to go, honey!) Recently, he sat for one of his last final exams. He studied so hard for it and called me immediately after to tel...
Is Facebook Destroying Our Friendships? 8 Glitches in Social Media Communication That Are Negatively Affecting How We Interact with Our Friends 3 May 2012 | 06:08 am
It seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it? That a network that was supposedly designed to bring people together is tearing us apart? But watch your feed. It’s happening. This month, I had two “real life”...
How to Stop Caring What People Say About You – Instead of Just Saying You Don’t 28 Apr 2012 | 04:38 am
I watch people. Not to stalk them, but to observe them. As I’ve observed others, including myself, I’ve noticed that the most confident people don’t have to tell you they are confident. And the people...
