We Train Other People How to Treat Us Badly

It took me a long time to grasp the fact that for years on end I’d been teaching other people exactly how to treat me. Their rotten and abusive treatment literally continued for decades because I’d taught them that I wouldn’t fight back! So they kept right on kicking dirt … Read more…

Recommended Reading for Those with Itchy Fingers

The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark is a classic that began a new genre. This novel was sometimes called the first modern western novel because it doesn’t rely on formulaic stories. Many readers were, and are, startled by its philosophical depth. But even those people who aren’t deep … Read more…

When Enough is Enough

As our nation again stands stunned and numb at the pure venom of individuals, we wonder how much longer this kind of madness can continue. In our outrage we wonder: When is enough, Enough? We may strongly disagree with a certain type of lifestyle and even dislike a particular individual … Read more…

They’re Still at It…

Do I have a foolish vendetta on my hands? Or do vigilantes just never quit their misplaced snooping? Three more events have happened recently, which lead me to believe there is more going on that I don’t observe because I’m too busy working full-time or completing homework assignments, or, good … Read more…

Vigilante Neighbors

Always there is the temptation to pursue our own justice when a legal system is corrupt or slow but the results are usually worse than the original alleged offense. We often fear retaliation from neighbors if we tattle on them for violations of the law. Yet others go so far … Read more…

The best advice ever received

I’m no different than you are. I know the best advice I ever received, and you do, too! Something like that sticks in your head…or in your craw. So much depends on who told you, and when and where and why, and most of all, how. For most of us, … Read more…