Holiday Cheers Or Tears—My Bad?

It is always fascinating to observe reactions and approaches—mine and others’—to holidays. Those times during the year when we most desire to be, or even require ourselves to be in good spirits sometimes end up feeling like the worst rather than the best of times. The harder we try to feel upbeat or festive the [...]

Go Please Yourself

I wonder how many times I’ve heard the words, “You can please some of the people some of the time . . .” Still the idea never seems to fully sink in. Maybe it’s a Pisces thing. Are some people just wired to care more about what other people think? I see it for the [...]