dealing with people

Ever get defensive? I think we all do. Maybe it was that time your Mom said you might be getting a little heavy (GASP!) or when some new person at work suggested a different way of doing something you’ve been doing since before they were born. I believe when we’re getting defensive, we need to […]

I hate drama. I’d like to say that I’m evolved and like the Dalai Lama I have compassion for everyone, that I forgive them all their excesses and weaknesses; that I have patience and tolerance for all. Are you kidding? I don’t even forgive myself all my excesses and weaknesses! (I’m still mad at myself […]

The biggest complaints I get are about other people.  The boss that drives people crazy.  The driver on his cell phone.  The annoying neighbor or co-worker.  And don’t even get me started on teenagers!  Other people can be the source of our greatest joy and our deepest anger. We can’t live with them and we […]

I think about things I should do all the time.  I think about how I should write a letter to someone’s supervisor to tell them what great service the person gave me.  I think about how I should take the time to post a really good review of that hotel on Trip Advisor. I make […]

Warning – this article contains “triggers” like accountability and self-sufficiency that might upset some readers. The Millennials are coming!  The Millennials are coming! Us poor Gen Xers are about to be overwhelmed by another giant generation.  Just as we finally pry the reluctant-to-retire Boomers’ cold, dead hands from their mouses, the Millennials are clobbering us […]