As a child of a stressful, violent home, I only recalled unhappy memories. Family vacations couldn’t be remembered, but thousands of hateful words and actions flew into my mind in seconds. Sadness and anger dominated my emotions – peace... […]

My son loves Apple computer products. He is such a devoted fan that, a few years ago, he painted a four foot replica of the company’s symbol on his bedroom wall. He’s now in college and actually works in a computer lab, helping other students with... […]

What makes you feel confident about yourself? Is it your friends – your clothing – your popularity? […]

My daughter recently declared that she wanted to play an instrument. Since she already reads music from several years of piano lessons it couldn’t be that hard to learn to play something …like the flute, for instance. […]

It certainly does not enhance the quality of life in most urban neighborhoods to have homeless people sleeping on heating grates and sitting on doorsteps. […]

Greg (not his real name) was a well paid, middle aged manager in a large California manufacturing plant where I once worked. Lytle (his real name) is an older food service worker who makes a modest salary working for a... […]