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Tag Archives: empathy

Ending a 30 year marriage Most Liked Hot Conversation

I am a 50 year old woman and married 30 years of my life. The past 5 years of my marriage has really upset me. First, my mother was stricken w/ terminal cancer. I had her come live in our home and cared for her until her death which was only 5 weeread more »

Feel Your Feelings

This past year there have been terrible shootings in public places. There have been private shootings, stabbings, beatings, and wars. There are reactive angry actions happening all over our world. read more »

Embrace the Role of Mentor, Coach, Guide: Become an Expert by Teaching It

It takes defeat plus determination, it takes humiliation as well as humility, it takes resolve and resilience, to deal with and accept the fact that some of our worst experiences are also those that teach us so much we become experts. And, who is morread more »

Friends In Pain………Does It Hurt Too Much

I am watching my dear friend Caryl like a hawk, to get some life lessons. I hope she'll continue to show such courage in the face of pain.read more »

Excuse My Rant.

Our kids have grown up with easy ways to get free music. The scary part is, they don't feel bad about it. They don't think of it as stealing. But just because we can, doesn't mean it's okay to take artists' songs for free. read more »

Cheers To The Graduate

Last month, my son D, my baby boy who I gave birth to 22 years ago, graduated from college. read more »

Steps to Deal with Bullying

Remember what it was like to be in school, afraid of the big bully in the neighborhood? The documentary Bully reignited the national dialogue about this challenge for kids, following several students and their families over the course of one schooread more »

what would Erma Bombeck say? Most Liked

Whenever I hit a bump in the road of my life, I often take a deep breath and ask myself, “What would Erma Bombeck say about this?” read more »

You can be misjudged by…

 ...the clothes you wear! New England Patriot Coach Belichick is known for wearing his hoodies on the sidelines. According to Geraldo Rivera hoodies can cause a person to be killed.read more »

twenty six

I saw a friend yesterday, and it later occurred to me that we didn’t hug as we usually do. It left me wanting. The absence of that one loving friendly gesture left me sadly empty.read more »