Listed are the posts for November 2008.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Giving thanks tends to conjure up images of the good things in life: abundance, love, health, wealth, and so on. I recently have been thinking of times in my life that were very difficult or painful, but in the end shaped me and gave me something rich. I am […]
Originally, I was going to title this post, “You Can’t Be True to Yourself without Disappointing Someone.” Then I thought about something that I tell people when they worry that making a tough personal choice will hurt or disappoint someone: “You are not disappointing that person, their expectations of you are disappointing them.” This is […]
“If you don’t already know, I’m not going to tell you.” In some relationships, this is a classic response to the question, “Is something wrong?” One person unwittingly offends the other. Instead of speaking up, the offended person withdraws, often into the silent treatment, expects the offender to read his or her mind, and becomes angry […]
My husband’s parents once told me the story of how he learned to ride a bike. Apparently, he hadn’t quite figured out how to brake, and the concept scared him. His solution was to ride full-speed into a group of trash cans. For some reason, this was a less scary way to stop than braking- […]