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People will fight for and about a range of concerns, especially things they love. This includes family, freedom, their country or their monarch, their religion, even a cause they deem worthy or vital. We Love Our Families Any self-respecting husband or wife will fight for their spouse’s life, honor, well-being, … Read more…
The older we get, the more assertive we have to be, though like everything else, it can be easier said than done. No one likes being treated like a doormat but if you once let people get away with it, they will continue their master-slave relationship with you, no matter … Read more…
A loving young (or older) mother can have a child with behavioral problems from the get-go. Some babies are born cooing and calm, all sweetness and affection, but others come out yelling and never seem to stop. Sometimes, if the irritability is related to digestive problems, they may well scream … Read more…
It wasn’t just the famous American 1960s songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil who felt those sentiments, that driving need to get out of whatever limitations they were in at the time. We’ve all been there! When it isn’t the four walls crowding in on us, it can be our … Read more…
Don’t you just love it when other people criticize you for not accomplishing everything they think you should be doing every day? And then they try to pile on even more projects, so you won’t have idle hands for the devil to put to use. Are we ever guilty of … Read more…
Scenario Watching Friday’s news reports as the tributes rolled in upon the death (at age 91) of Stan Chambers, legendary newsman at KTLA television. Mr. Chambers was there at the beginning of television in 1947 and continued working at KTLA until his retirement in 2010. Now the most popular morning news station … Read more…
Are you? Everyone has different priorities and those shift constantly with the tides of life. The best priorities include putting God first, whether formally or informally. If we’re not churchgoers, there’s still a lot we can do in our circles of life to show kindness and helpfulness to others — in the extended … Read more…
When you and I were kids. That’s when Christmas traditions started. And it’s been up to us to keep them going. Well, if we liked the traditions, that is, such as having a Christmas stocking. We can probably forget about the lump of coal in our stockings. I never did … Read more…
I can’t remember the last time I caught sight of my comfort zone as it floated by! Like so many of my fellow writers and other creatives, I’ve been scrunched, yanked, and pummeled for so long by so many know-it-alls. Now I hardly remember what it’s like to be where … Read more…
…you spend the most time with. Until a few years ago, I would have agreed wholeheartedly that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Those we associate with bend and shape us in their molds, while we influence them far more than we … Read more…