“I need to hear it, need to sense it, need to know that I am loved. Open your mouth for once Dad.” From “Making Sense of Suffering” J. Konrad Stettbacher, Swiss Psychotherapist It is my contention that conversation can change the world. In these trying... Continue
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So here’s my prediction: during the next decade there will be a huge crackdown on marijuana users. Evolving technology for drug testing, criminal law and political opportunism will converge, creating the perfect conditions for a crack-down more severe than any before. Now you may think... Continue
Dear Bonnie: I can’t believe it’s tax time again. I just got my W2 in the mail. I can’t find anything in this house. I keep swearing I will get organized but I’m a single mom with two kids and no time. My ex always... Continue
In the beginning, there was The Word, and not too long thereafter, The Book. The first books were all about The Word, and other genres remained well in the future. Books were simply books, and their content represented the wisdom of the world. By the... Continue
In 2006, the Association of Fundraising Professionals and The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute launched the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), a nationwide, ten-year groundbreaking study designed to conduct research on fundraising effectiveness and help nonprofit organizations increase their fundraising results at... Continue
Orwell wrote “Who controls the present controls the past” and in light of the current state of politics in America, Orwell proclaimed truth. I'm referring of course to George Orwell, English writer of the dystopian “1984”, his eerily prescient vision of the contemporary world. In... Continue
All things change; what is born grows older and dies. Sometimes such change is quick, sometimes slow, unexpected or anticipated, dramatic or subtle. Moment to moment, we are changing; our thoughts literally alter the physical framework of our brain, our actions alter the components of... Continue
You get up, use the bathroom and find your robe and slippers in the dark while your wife sleeps. Closing the bedroom door behind, you make your way to the kitchen at the front of the house. You flip on the lights. You walk to... Continue
“Good morning Audré,” I murmur, slipping out from under the covers. “Good morning, Larry,” Audré replies, “Do you want me to begin preparing your tea?” “Not yet, thanks,” I mutter, walking to the bathroom. “Lights dimmer please, Audré.” I blink as the illumination drops a... Continue
For the vast majority of us, the world is emblazoned in millions of colors, from intense solids to the most subtle shades and blends. While it is impossible to describe color to another person in absolute terms our color sense is consistent enough that to... Continue