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Learning that listening well, isn’t as good as I thought.

Serious life lessons learned while playing pretend.

We’re absolutely positive Oprah would agree. :-)

Sure, everyone loves a good “knock knock” joke, but that’s not really what we’re talking about here.

Terrible things happen all the time, everywhere. Why does it seem that they’re happening more frequently?

Lying liars continue to lie, even to themselves, creating the reality the rest of us have to live in.

Normal isn’t aspirational. What even is it?

In 2025, there are more instances of book banning than in the “red scare” McCarthy era.

Human beings aren’t capable of not judging.

A new riff on important words and what’s happening to them.

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I Love You, You're Perfect...Now Change!

Boundaries are a hard-won skill, determined by experience, exposure and courage.

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Sure, it’s a universal trope that meetings suck, but they don’t have to if you can be a better participant.

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Etiquette, particularly in a business setting, might mean the difference between success and failure.

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Creative play builds teams, enhances critical thinking, adds joy and is good for your state of mind.