Quite a while ago someone wrote, “Point your kids in the right direction, and when they’re old they won’t be lost.” That’s Proverbs 22:6. More recently, Kathy Hougaard-Lively wrote this (as usual, the highlights are mine)—- As a child and…

COPIED Tom Waits —- “My kids are starting to notice I’m a little different from the other dads. ‘Why don’t you have a straight job like everyone else?’ they asked me the other day. I told them this story: In…

He’s been very helpful. Now let’s move forward with Dr. John Delony — 1. Give yourself permission to grieve.  Grieve might sound like a dramatic word here, but it’s not. Disappointment is like a small death of something you hoped for—even if…

He’s not kidding. You and I both know Pity Parties and that they’re, well, here’s Dr. John Delony — 1. Give yourself permission to grieve.  Grieve might sound like a dramatic word here, but it’s not. Disappointment is like a small death…

Dr. John Delony says — 1. Give yourself permission to grieve.  Grieve might sound like a dramatic word here, but it’s not. Disappointment is like a small death of something you hoped for—even if it’s something seemingly trivial. No matter how…

Another helpful idea from Dr. John Delony — 1. Give yourself permission to grieve.  Grieve might sound like a dramatic word here, but it’s not. Disappointment is like a small death of something you hoped for—even if it’s something seemingly trivial.   No matter…

You know how you have people in your life who were profoundly influential and even more helpful, but you’ve never thanked them? Bill Bowdle is one of them in my life. Decades ago, he was there in ways he probably…

I find Dr. John Delony helpful. You? — 1. Give yourself permission to grieve.  Grieve might sound like a dramatic word here, but it’s not. Disappointment is like a small death of something you hoped for—even if it’s something seemingly trivial.   No matter…

James C. Howell is an online friend and colleague I would love to meet for coffee. Here’s what he wrote a few months ago, and it’s resonated with me to the point that I simply have to share it with…

Dr. John Delony, he of 2 Ph.Ds, writes — 1. Give yourself permission to grieve.  Grieve might sound like a dramatic word here, but it’s not. Disappointment is like a small death of something you hoped for—even if it’s something seemingly trivial.   No…