Expiration Dates

Are you as confused by the expiration dates on the food items at the grocery store as I am? "Sell by" dates, "use by" dates, "best if used by" dates are unclear to me. Will I die if I eat something that has expired? I think they are to...

Why is it so hard for me to rest?

Finding rest for my body, mind and spirit is not so easy for me. Not only do I fail to rest well on vacation but I fail to engage in moments of rest throughout a busy day — disengaging from the task at hand. Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, sports psychologists,...

Control Yourself, Bob

"You will always be a parent but you don’t need to always parent" — wise words from a friend suggesting that self-control is a helpful virtue when parenting adult children. Restraint — holding back — is a much needed area of...

Smart About the Unimportant

"You are so smart when it comes to things that aren't important." These words spoken by the wife of a friend made me wonder where this might apply to me. Many things interest me. But some are not worthy of the time they consume. So how do I decide what...