Relationships & Communication

I had the meanest mother in the world.  While other kids had candy for breakfast, I had to eat cereal, eggs, and toast.  While other kids had cake and candy for lunch, I had a sandwich.  As you can guess, my dinner was also different from other kids' dinners.  And my...

Loops are negative interactions between two people in which each reaction heightens the conflict.  For example, if one person is demanding, the other person will often withhold.  Or if one expresses an emotion, the other may be overly logical.  If one pursues, the...

After earning a master’s degree at the University of Arizona, I called my parents to tell them I was coming home to Columbus, Ohio.  Walking around to classes and nearby restaurants was never a problem in Tucson.  But now without a car there was no way that I could...

Who Is "Unsafe" and Who Is "Safe?" When I was a counselor at a Christian agency, the front desk received a call from a distressed woman.  She said that she didn’t feel safe because her husband would chase her around the house with an axe.  (Apparently, he stopped long...

I’m starting a blog in order to encourage people to excel.  There is no heavier burden than “potential.”   Why carry all of our potential around with us? It’s important to turn our gifts into actions that bring meaning to our lives and blessings to the lives of...