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You've said it about others and probably have had it said about you; I know I have been on both ends. Someone, perhaps you, does something or says something ill-considered and those well-worn words closely follow. "That was a stupid thing to do." or "That was stupid thing to say." Ouch! Especially if it is true. Probably the only people who feel they never have said or done anything stupid...

An email in response to remarks purportedly made by WY Senator Alan Simpson while he was on President Obama's Deficit Reduction Committee, is being forwarded with glee... What does that say about us? Read more...

Dr. Wayne Dyer tells us that to change our conscious behavior, we need to alter our subconscious thoughts. His advice is "Treat the part of you that encourages the behavior that you would like to change as if it were a separate entity. Imagine that it has a physical form. Have conversations with it. For example, if the little creature who craves sugar insists on a treat, tell it that you are now...

This is an urgent plea to grandparents everywhere. Our children really need our help in raising our grandchildren. I have been spending the last year of Jarod’s two-year-old life teaching him manners and respect. He knows to say “Thank you” when you give him something or do something nice for him. He is learning how to say “Yes ma’am/No sir” as a show of respect for his...

January 21, 2011 (ጥር Tir 13, 2003 Ethiopian Calendar) DIALOGUE “A Way to Think and Talk Together That Allows Our Collective Common Sense, Wisdom, and Potential to Flourish” “A Culture of Peace, as defined by the United Nations, is living with a set of values, attitudes, modes of behavior and ways of life that reject violence and prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to...