CONNECTIONS

Everyone wants to get somewhere  – in love, in life, at work. On the weekends, the cashier at my local grocery store tells me that soon...

Life isn’t easy. We all say it, but I’d never fully appreciated the weight of it until a recent conversation with a friend. After years...

I remember taking a college course years ago, during which my very caring but objective professor explained that children have evolved...

“What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.      Create anyway. The good you do today will often be forgotten.    ...

Last week I stopped for a cup of coffee on my way to work. Standing on a line with seven other people, I took advantage of what would be...

A dear friend contacted me recently, out of her mind with frustration. It seems her employer had just derailed her pet project again,...

We all know someone who can’t seem to get out of his/her own way: a neighbor who, despite admirable intelligence and a zest for life,...

I come from a long line of performers. In addition to winning adult Charleston contests at 12 years old, my grandmother often entertained...

On a Friday night about six months ago, I was engaged in my usual routine. It was close to midnight and I was hunched over my computer...

In the early 1900’s an aspiring cartoonist was fired from his job at the The Kansas City Star. According to his editor, he “lacked...

I want it. My daughter wants it. My closest friends want it, and I’d bet my life on the fact that you do too. There are classes on how to...

As a child I admired my grandfather deeply. A smart, respected computer department manager in a local company, he was well-liked, not...

Back in November I read something by Dr. Phil that, well, disturbed me. Rather than sum it up myself, here’s a passage from Get Rid of...

As I approach the one year anniversary of the creation of my blog, A Fork in the Road, I’m  noticing that blogging has been a big topic...

When I was a child, I was taught that prayers should begin with a statement of gratitude. So at night before going to bed, I’d search my...