Viewing the Past in the Present

In my desire to make improvements to my life for the future, I realized that in order to move forward I not only had to lay out the plans for where I wanted to go but I also needed to assess where I had been.  Where I am in my life is an accumulation of [...]

Dealing With The Toxic Workplace

I have had some very interesting discussions with my friends lately and have found myself reading more and more about what is occurring in the workplace that is having a truly negative affect on those at all levels of a business.  In these tough economic times, there is more pressure on everyone to do more, [...]

Domestic Abuse – It Can Happen to Anyone

The results of a survey conducted in California in October, 2012, during Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, indicates that 98% of residence now believe that domestic abuse can happen to anyone.  This is the first time of which I am aware that people are recognizing that abuse does cross all demographic lines and is not just [...]

Domestic Abuse: Could Football Player’s Murder Suicide Have Been Prevented?

Jovan Belcher, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, killed his girlfriend, the mother of his 3-month old child and then committed suicide.  First stories talked about their fighting and suggested domestic abuse was the cause but nothing had ever been reported previously to support the abuse allegations.  So much more of this story is [...]

Bullying in the Workplace

Many of us have spent a lot of time writing about and providing solutions for bullying in the schools because children often have a very hard time speaking up for themselves or trying to convince adults that they are telling the truth.  Many times, bullying continues because others don’t want to become involved.  There are [...]

The Difficulty in Dealing with Domestic Abuse

I don’t think that there is anyone that I know who would not be willing to help someone else who was in crisis. However, when it comes to domestic abuse, the situation is completely different from anything else. For those who have never experienced abuse, there is no understanding why a person who is being [...]

A Very Special Easter Day

I love Easter Sunday and everything that it represents. For those who are Christians, it is the day that celebrates Jesus Christ rising from the dead to save all of our souls. It is a rebirth. It is a celebration. It is a renewal of the earth and the spirit inside each of us. You [...]

My Lunch with @1ballerina, @SmileMoki and @Limo_GM

Did you ever wonder what it would be like if you put together the powerful energy of 4 other people into the same space that you occupy? Well, that is what I did yesterday as we, who met each other originally on Twitter, all met in person (some for the first time) and I can’t [...]

Abuse Under the Influence

For as long as I can remember, I have been of the belief that there is a definite relationship between abuse and the use of alcohol or drugs or whatever is the substance of the day. I am not saying that substances cause abuse but I do believe that most abusive behavior grows in dimension [...]

Happy Anniversary to Let Life Happen

So, you have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time and you are facing a double mastectomy and reconstruction along with a parathyroid/thyroid surgery at some point.  What do you do?  Yes, I did go to Disneyland. But, if you are me and you have the most supportive and awesome husband imaginable, [...]

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