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Let's cut the onion, shall we? — 2CEUs

For some, the very sight of an onion can lead to a bout with severe nausea.  For others, onions are a necessary condiment that compliments everything, including Fruity Pebbles.  Onions a powerful root and I give onions the respect they… Continue Reading →

Needing to change presents a crisis, we all can help — 2CEUs

The best definition of power I’ve ever come across is that power is a knowing and active participation in change.  Many times, a person who ends up addicted to a substance really had no clue what he or she was… Continue Reading →

An ounce of prevention is worth a lot more than a pound — 2CEUs

Sitting in a court room to advocate on behalf of a client the other day, I was struck by how badly people wanted to stay out of prison.  As each defendant awaited his or her turn to face the judge,… Continue Reading →

Stop the madness: Anger sucks! — 2CEUs

Anger and I are old friends.  I remember once I was doing a panel discussion several years ago about what motivates and informs my writing and I answered without even thinking, “Anger.”  At the time, it was a true statement. … Continue Reading →

Like it or not, today shapes tomorrow — 2CEUs

A few days ago, someone said to me in reference to her soon-to-be ex-husband, “I can’t believe I wasted the last four years of my life on him.” Her statement interested me because I’m not now, nor have I ever… Continue Reading →

God ain’t no genie-in-a-bottle

I hate goatheads.  Especially when they prick me late at night when I get my cereal snack barefoot.  But, even though they bug the crap out of me, they do remind me that God isn’t some wish-granting genie in a… Continue Reading →

For a grieving father — 2CEUs

People shuffled around me as I attempted to offer condolences to a man whose committed suicide.  I didn’t know the man; he’s a friend of my wife’s and I had never met him before his son’s funeral.  But in his… Continue Reading →

Rules for beating Depression PART II — 2CEUs

I live by five (5) rules that I believe provide emotional health: Do not harbor sinister designs Cultivate a wide range of interest in the arts Be knowledgeable in a variety if occupations Do not be negligent, even in trifling… Continue Reading →

The Insidious spirit of Addiction — 2CEUs

I watched the new Insidious over the weekend.  The movie is about a man whose body becomes infested with the soul of killer who had killed himself long ago.  It appears, based upon the worldview of the Insidious franchise, that… Continue Reading →

The hidden rules are the problem (writing is my solution) — 2CEUs

A friend of mine once asked me, “What motivates you as a writer?” I thought about truth and strength and beauty.  But, when my mouth opened, I said, “What motivates my writing the most, by far, is anger.” And it… Continue Reading →

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