We’ve all been there before: sitting in a conversation and watching the dialogue volley around like rubber bullets, waiting for just the right moment to share our thoughts. You want to take part, but you don’t want to take a hit. As the time passes, though, we become...

Let me begin by stating that, for the record, I have no problem with finding bright sides, being optimistic or having a cheerful disposition. I have been accused of all of these, and for good reason. And, that being said, I hate the term “Silver Lining”. I have an...

What comes to mind when you think of the idea of surrender? White flags waving in a breeze? Falling to your knees? Slapping the mat and crying “uncle”?  Hands up in the air, facing the foe? Or maybe literally every romance novel plot line ever, in which the headstrong...

This article could also be called How to Disagree with People and Not Lose the Argument (or Your Mind). How does it go for you when you disagree with someone? Do you fold like a flapjack, or bare your teeth and go for the throat? If you tend towards either of these...

As a writer, I tend to pay pretty close attention to the words we use, and the ways in which we use them. Whenever I hear a word that doesn’t match the context in which it was said, the voice of Inigo Montoya whispers, “You keep using that word. I do not think it...

If work/life balance seems elusive to you, that's because it is. Work/life balance is a myth. There. I said it. How do I know balance is a myth? Because so many people are constantly looking for it, with seemingly disappointing results. You might as well be looking...

Well. What the hell are we supposed to do now, right? I don’t know about you, but I remember like a month ago, when I was busy making plans and dreaming up dreams, and going about my life in a predictably predictable pattern. Sound familiar? If you’ve been paying...