Emotional Intelligence and Empathy for Dealing With the Pandemic

Emotional Intelligence and Empathy for Dealing With the Pandemic

What we need is emotional intelligence and empathy for dealing with the pandemic. Perhaps it is a  vaccine or something more elusive that will finally put us at ease, but until then our best defense is empathy for dealing with the pandemic. Most of us have established...
If You Could Help One Veteran This Weekend, What Would You Do?

If You Could Help One Veteran This Weekend, What Would You Do?

If you could help one veteran this weekend, what would you do?  This Memorial Day gives us the perfect opportunity to show our gratefulness for the men and women who volunteer to serve our country and keep us safe.  The current atmosphere for our service men and women...
Vaccinate Your Child or Not?  Is This a Health Decision for Just You or For All Our Children?

Vaccinate Your Child or Not? Is This a Health Decision for Just You or For All Our Children?

Should you vaccinate your child for measles or not?  Is this a health decision for you or for all our children?  It isn’t always a factor that we have to make a decision that will affect others in the long run.  Yet, young parents are faced with this weighty...
How I Began To Share Gratefulness At Family Dinners! Wasn’t Pretty!

How I Began To Share Gratefulness At Family Dinners! Wasn’t Pretty!

Does your family share their gratefulness around the holiday dinner table?  Let me share a short story with you.  When my daughter was a teenager, she wanted designer jeans.  I was a single parent and they were not in my price range.  She was furious with me and said...