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BAD THERAPY ON BOOK TV

A book called Bad Therapy on c-span? I’m watching. When is the best time to watch Book TV? Trick question: Any time is the best time. Extra points for tuning in while lifting weights in the garage. You’ll be lucky to find this episode:

LIVING LARGE? WHAT’S THE SECRET

Living large usually means more than drawing a breath. Most people compare themselves to others for reference. Not me. My large living is no secret:

EMPATHY FEELINGS? LET ‘EM OUT

The first time I wrote out ’empathy feelings’, spell check went to ’empty feelings.’ Empty feelings might be a better key word, just not the one I’m looking for. But I got an empty feeling scrolling through twitter, through yahoo news, and every other post was red hat related. Honest blogger that I am, it […]

DIFFERENCE MAKER, THE RECIPE

A difference maker is often the last to know what’s up. Who has ever been to a funeral or memorial and heard strangers talk about the deceased in terms so glowing it sounds like nobody you know. And you’ve known them most of your life. How does that happen?

REAL THINGS THAT GET MORE REAL, LIKE FEELINGS

Real things are not a mystery. Maybe mysterious, but not a mystery. For that we can thank science. And thank some blogger for posting images too small to read. More mystery? Not with the right solution.

LIFETIME MISTAKE TO CHANGE?

Have you made a lifetime mistake? Better yet, have you done it quietly so no one would notice? Good job. Now, since we’re all getting down the road with less lifetime in front than in back, in theory, you want to change, you want to fix that mistake. Good luck.

HURT FEELINGS FOR HALF THE COUNTRY?

My hurt feelings have an outlet, and I’m so glad. So is everyone else, which is a clue on how do deal with disappointment. Find an outlet so you won’t be haunted the rest of your life by the importance you place in other people’s opinions. Of you. Someone’s feelings about you could hurt yours? […]

TUMOR REPORT: MIKE KELLY GETS THE COOKIE

A tumor report is what you get if you find a tumor. Mike Kelly found one the hard way: I was having trouble finding words, getting them out of my mouth and, to top it all off, I had an episode Sunday night — while we were watching “Call the Midwife” — where I could […]

MY MOM THE MOTHER IN LAW

After a recent mother in law conversation I ended up disappointing myself. Why? Because I took the easy way out with the customary role, traditional values, and ducked the whole thing. Not that I don’t have plenty to say about mothers in law. My dates introduced me to the moms and dads more than a […]

HEALTH RECONCILIATION FOR THE COMEBACK WIN

What is health reconciliation but being able to look in the mirror and acknowledge who is looking back? If it sounds easy, then you’ve never been down the dark road of reconciliation, health or otherwise. The important thing is finding peace along the way. You may get better, you may not, but health reconciliation settles […]