Have you ever heard a couple say, “Building our new custom home over two years was a joyful, educational, and worthwhile experience?” Probably not! Personally, from gabbing with my friends over the years about their experiences, I always left the conversation wondering what reset buttons I would use to prevent or reduce the intensity of […]

I go out of my way to avoid the emotional type of conflicts with people I love, treasure, and work with because I don’t like to step on toes…though I should for the sake of my personal well-being. I always step up to the plate with my personal opinions, points of view, and to right […]

Let’s talk about relationships during lockdown… If I was asked today to interpret in one sentence my mood over the last eleven months on the planet of Elsewhere, I would say, “For almost one year I have forlorn living an isolated and fearful life on an artificial planet. And, I don’t like anything artificial.” You […]

What are guidelines for a caring connection? Karen Harrow explains.  Guidelines For A Caring Connection Pancakes. That’s the first thing brought to mind when I think of my Aunt J. My vibrant, fierce, tennis-playing aunt who loves fresh flowers, Gilbert and Sullivan songs, and tight hugs. As a child, waking up in her house meant […]

Man’s Inhumanity to His Fellow Man As I am sitting at my computer on a beautiful summer day in my beautiful Chicago, I know myself; therefore, I turn on the music instead of the news. When I turn on the news I feel depressed because I am frightened by the constant discord taking place in […]