The negotiations have begun. We don't want to disappoint loved ones, but we don't want to stress our finances either. If you want that iPod, I get a new camera. What will it take to make you happy? Three in 10 Americans report a job loss in their...

I do it too. I stand in my own way. I defeat myself. It's like being chained. When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never...

I think we all hunger for love even when we have it, for without it, we are a shell of what we could be. I compare myself with my former self, not with others. Not only that, I tend to compare my current self with the best I have been... When I am my...

"I'm doing you a favor," she said. She is too kind and fond Ever to grieve me, She has too pure a heart E’er to deceive me. Poem by Padraic Colum, Maire My Girl

I'm not afraid of growing old; I'm afraid of *being* old. But I'm not aged yet-- and tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day-- so I'm thankful for having the opportunity to grow a bit older. I'm also thankful for having love in my life, and I'm thankful for YOU,...