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By definition a haven is a refuge. My home is my haven. It’s the place where I live, love and do lots of my work. I am not a traveler, except for my work, and most of my excitement comes from my brain when I create, or my senses when I process the world around me....

I don’t know about you, but sometimes being human is just plain hard. This becomes particularly noticeable when something unpleasant and unexpected happens. This kind of activity causes the toddler-like imp creature that lives in my brain and sleeps most of the time...

One of the definitions of synergy is “the combined effort being greater than it’s parts.” The more conscious I am of this, the more I see it manifested. This vision leaves me with hope and a sense of invigoration; two elements that help me navigate through the chaos...

It’s amazing how television can influence us. What comes at us from that rectangle can be mind-numbing, suppressing the emotions and bringing out the worst in us, or it can also enlighten, uplift and inspire.

When I think of Passover and Easter and the events they celebrate, I feel an acute awareness and a sense of awe about the common elements they commemorate.

When I think of Passover and Easter and the events they celebrate, I feel an acute awareness and a sense of awe about the common elements they commemorate.

After some quiet time on Sunday mornings, my husband and I enjoy watching the news magazine show Sunday Morning On CBS, now hosted by the gracious Jane Pauley. We’ve sipped our coffee, watching and discussing the subject matter of hundreds of shows going back to when...

Bullying has gone way beyond what it was in my high school days. Because smart phones and the internet were not even a remote thought in anyone’s mind, (except for maybe Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry), a biting, nasty “put down” in my teen years by a few kids felt like a sharp slap across the face.

Life is full of so many stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Of course the media is filled with many of these “big” stories about people overcoming horrific physical or emotional challenges...

I am surrounded by real life examples of a Wonder Woman. They are women whose super powers are strength, tenacity, grace and humility.

After I finished recording last week’s Voices For Fun on my YouTube Channel, I began to reflect on the ideas I had discussed.

I had the opportunity to hear a recording of the song Hit By Lightning, written by Amy Pine, a renowned psychotherapist specializing and inspired by survivors of childhood sexual abuse.