[This is an updated version of my blog posted on 1 January 2022 .] This time last year, 2023 was born full of unexpected pleasures and...

“One thing that’s become clear to me is that really good people can make really bad decisions. The kind person forfeiting their dreams...

In Ira Levin’s novel, The Stepford Wives, the author presents a tale that is satirical, terror-struck, and cautionary. Briefly, the story...

While many of us are minimalists, when the end-of-the-year holidays roll up, we are often in a struggle to maintain a simple, drama-free,...

(Photo credit: https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020 For everyone named ‘Karen,’ I feel...

When I think of ‘drama,' what comes to mind first is sitting in a packed theatre experiencing a play or musical being acted out on stage....

While it is a mystery who first coined this idiom, oftentimes, brilliant playwright, Oscar Wilde, is credited with having said, “When you...

Do you sometimes come across a quote from someone long dead from ancient eras that seems so real and fresh today? Or, have you heard...

Lately, on social media, I’ve seen a slew of young women behaving like ‘mean girls’ especially targeting Baby Boomers, Gen Xers,...

After experiencing the high energy Taylor Swift’s Era Tour Concert on film this weekend, I was inspired to discuss ‘shaking it off.’ If...

After the blisteringly hot summer, cooler fall weather is a blessing. It’s as though Earth is shuttering its house, closing the windows...

"Madame Arcati" Lately, on social media, I’ve seen a slew of young women behaving like ‘mean girls’ especially targeting Baby Boomers,...

What do you envision when you hear the phrase, ‘self-care’? You may picture a beach vacation, reading a book by the ocean; later, you...

‘Shadow work’ relates to one of the seven laws of nature: The Law of Polarity. If there is good, there is also bad. If there is...

Have you heard someone say they have ‘deconstructed’ this or that from their lives? Have you wondered what ‘deconstructionism’ is? This...

Recently on social media, I’ve seen a slew of young women behaving like ‘mean girls’ especially targeting Baby Boomers, Gen Xers,...

While it seems incongruous to bring up the topic of death during the beautiful, sunny days of summer, it’s practical to talk about death...

In 2007, the film, “The Bucket List, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, [came out; it] follows two men dying of terminal cancer...

Absolutely Nothing! * ‘Antifa.’ ‘Authoritarianism.’ ‘Ultranationationalism.’ ‘Religious Nationalism.’ In one article on the topic of...

The United States has been erroneously referred to as a “melting pot.” Think about why “melting pot” is not an accurate description. ...