All things to noone

You may be inclined to try and do everything, appease anyone, and be liked by everyone.  You want to be universal like Amazon, yet even they offer few services, and even those they do all stem from a single concept of online book sales. We are conflicted with diverse...

Signing up

The agreement, a partnership, a job, your career, a relationship, and children. You signed up for this. It has responsibilities. There are likely unknowns that present a surprise or two with anything. If we sign up for it, we should persevere. Challenges come....

Defeat in hate

There is love and hate, Two powerful and seemingly opposing feelings. Yet not at all. You may dislike food or a particular style, genre, or behavior. However, hate of another requires an intense and dedicated emotion. It is strong and consuming. Unlike love, it is...

The price of pettiness

Regardless of individual sentiment, we have been suffering in various ways since the start of the pandemic two years ago. The lingering virus has led to financial uncertainties, emotional frailties, and shifted patterns in personal, shared, and workplace environments....

Own it

Mistakes happen. We are less than flawless each day. You missed a deadline, and your work was not up to par. You did not take the kids for ice cream as you had promised or got home late when you said you would be early. You scraped the car on your way out. You lost...