Dr. John Gottman of the University of Washington studied marriage and found that “unless a couple is able to maintain a high ratio of positive to negative encounters (5:1 or …
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you …
Expected: A fruit stand is a common occurrence on most street corners in Manhattan. Unexpected: The graphically graceful way this fruit stand displays its prices. A subtle detail but a …
I found an old letter from my Great Aunt Marg (award-winning poet, Margaret Avison) referring to some of my early teenage attempts at writing that my grandmother had shared with …
The world will give you that once in a while, a brief time out. The boxing bell rings and you go to your corner, where somebody dabs mercy on your …
I remember in an interview for my first “grown-up”/office-y job, one of the questions they asked was: If you had any amount of money, what car would you buy and …
Love sorrow. She is yours now, and you must take care of what has been given. Brush her hair, help her into her little coat, hold her hand, especially when …
I implore all leaders at all levels – instead of just offering sick days, employees should be allowed read-a-book days. For those rare times when a book is so compelling. …