Articles

  • FOOLING MOTHER NATURE

    Last summer, some friends, who have a small child and large dog came to visit. It was a beautiful day. Everyone (including the dog) was

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  • THE CHRISTMAS CRUNCH

    <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Twas the night before Christmas, and all through my wallet; not a single did krinkle, nor did

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  • THE GIVE AND TAKE OF THANKSGIVING

    Thanksgiving is in the air; the time when so many give their lives that others can feast…on them: Turkeys, of course. Thanksgiving means many things:

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  • ”NEGATIVE IMPRINTS” CREATE BAD IMPRESSIONS

    Have you ever known someone who repeats the same self-destructive behavior over and over? Perhaps someone who neglects personal needs to accommodate those of others;

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  • WHEN DEATH US DO PART…

    “Death is the veil which those who live call life: They sleep and it is lifted.” Percy Bysshe Shelley The death of a spouse– both

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  • TEACHING KIDS TO CHOOSE: ON BEING SEEN AND HEARD…

    “And what would this young man like today”, the wait- ress asked, looking at Jeremy’s mother? Mother looked at Jeremy and smiled as the five

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  • THE MORE THINGS CHANGE…

    “Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” George Bernard Shaw To some, it’s a chair (remember Archie

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  • RECOGNIZING AND EXTINGUISHING ”BURNOUT”

    “Like a snake furtively progressing toward its prey, then uncoiling suddenly and attacking, “burnout” strikes the most vulnerable individuals. They are often dynamic, charismatic, goal-oriented

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  • IS STUTTERING A WAY OF BEING TOO THOUGHTFUL?

    “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought”. George Orwell The passive and somewhat somber look on his face belied the terror Tommy felt

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  • WHEN THE VOW BREAKS: HELPING CHILDREN SURVIVE DIVORCE

                        ” To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.”                                                          David Viscott To a child, marriage is the cradle

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