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So often, we say 'anything you need' and 'if you need an ear.' Two months from now, five months from now, a year from now, those who are grieving still may need us to listen.

The holiday season is full of bells and chatter, but  enjoying a few of the dings and clangs is what it’s about. Who’s going to be ‘on’ and giddy 100% of the time? Not even Santa, my friends. 

A recent proposal by Florida's task force on higher education suggests university tuition rates be frozen for three years for students pursuing 'job-friendly' degrees. It’s a scary proposition, this idea of doing the societally dictated right thing, putting your square self in the round peg that is today’s open job.

A recent proposal by Florida's task force on higher education suggests university tuition rates be frozen for three years for students pursuing 'job-friendly' degrees. It’s a scary proposition, this idea of doing the societally dictated right thing, putting your square self in the round peg that is today’s open job.

You have control of how you leave your interactions. If you walk away feeling uneasy, it is incumbent upon you to make that feeling go away. Right it.

You have control of how you leave your interactions. If you walk away feeling uneasy, it is incumbent upon you to make that feeling go away. Right it.

 It takes courage to tell our story, state our truth and explore what’s within, but it's worth doing. 

 It takes courage to tell our story, state our truth and explore what’s within, but it's worth doing. 

 It takes courage to tell our story, state our truth and explore what’s within, but it's worth doing. 

Even the worst years have a way of teaching us something.

The more wrung out we feel, the closer we are to some kind of light.

Shopping in a mall on Black Friday might be some people's version of hell; for others, it's something truly meaningful.

Uncomfortable or abnormal situations can be powerful reminders of how we should be living our lives.

David Petraeus isn't the first man to cheat and he won’t be the last. So should we really care about his affair? Does it change his long-running reputation as leader?

As Hurricane Sandy continues to teach us important life lessons, the importance of listening emerges as one of them.

On the backdrop of Hurricane Sandy, the nastiness, the heartlessness, the pettiness of our politics seems even more ridiculous.

The cast of 'Jersey Shore' is in a unique position to pull off a fundraising effort that is targeted to help restore the battered coast.

Imagine what else we could free up in ourselves if the anxiety about having to control so much was lifted.  

If you truly want to sell someone on something, it may be wise to take a step back. See how they move and react. It can make all the difference.

Sometimes it's better not to think about competitors; not from a place of arrogance or ignorance, but one born of confidence in what we’re doing.