• What Can Wait—and What Cannot

    “Let me just finish this.” It is a reasonable thing to say. We have work to complete, messages to answer and responsibilities that do not disappear because someone wants our attention. Yet we can say those five words so often that they become the way we live. We finish one…

  • I’m Not Arguing. I’m Just Explaining Why I’m Right.

    I recently came across a cocktail napkin bearing this wonderfully honest sentence: “I am not arguing. I am just explaining why I am right.” It is funny because most of us recognize the character immediately. It may be a spouse, coworker or that relative who brings Thanksgiving pie and an…

  • Waiting for the Next Finish Line

    Most of us have become remarkably skilled at postponing our lives. We tell ourselves that things will settle down after this week, after the project is finished, after the kids get through this phase, after the house is organized, after the vacation, after retirement, or perhaps after some mysterious future…

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Misery Loves Company

Misery Loves Company

Indeed, you have heard this saying before. It's been around for centuries and remains as accurate today as it was for Sophocles in ancient Greece. The tendency for 'misery' to want to share itself...

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