Trauma Recovery Coach, Speaker, Consultant & Author
A while ago Dr. Laura Schlessinger caused a furor when she used the “N” word on her radio show. Actually, she used it over and over, in the process of making her point. It was politically incorrect in the extreme, … Read more…
Here in the U.S., and this year also in Canada, it’s Labor Day. Only in Canada it’s Labour Day. (I grew up back and forth between the two countries, and learning to spell was quite a challenge. Learning who actually … Read more…
There are 260,000 graves in Arlington National Cemetery. This weekend each one of them has an American flag on its headstone, placed there by soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry. Tomorrow is Memorial Day, the day on which we traditionally … Read more…
My parents grew up during the Great Depression, although they had very different childhood experiences. My mother’s family was relatively unaffected. My dad’s family, however, lived as sharecroppers, subsisting for months at a time on a diet of cornmeal and … Read more…
Spring has arrived. Here in Texas, where only a few weeks ago there was snow, the fields are filled with Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes. We received an email today from friends in Montana, saying they are expanding their garden and … Read more…
Today is the birthday of Cesar Chavez. He died at the relatively young age of 66, but had he lived, he would be 83 years old. The grandchild of Mexican immigrants, Cesar was born on his family’s farm outside Yuma, … Read more…
Although I have been fairly politically active in my life, I don’t plan, as a general rule, to address political issues in this blog. I’ve made that decision because I am sad to see the tremendous political divide in this … Read more…