We hear a lot about community these days, but do we really know what “community” is and how community building happens?  I thought I did until I read Scott Peck’s book, The Different Drum.  In this wonderful..

I don’t think we ever outgrow the warm-feeling response we get when someone says they are proud of us. Pride, though, is something that’s supposed to come from the inside. We’re supposed to be proud of ourselves!..

“I’m not insecure, am I?” Ritchie Cunningham on the TV show Happy Days That line from Happy Days strikes me so funny. The answer is self-evident – that’s what makes it funny. Or maybe I find it..

“They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?” ~ Princess Diana We had a great Google+ Hangout the other day..

“If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secret of getting along — whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.” Bernard Meltzer Have you ever been in a..

“Childhood smells of perfume and brownies.” ~David Leavitt There is one small patch of flowers in our back yard that I go outside to visit at least a once a day. I take a heavenly breath of..

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” ~ Dr. Seuss Sixteen months ago I boarded a plane with my daughter and flew across the ocean to Greece for a trip that would not only..

“That’s the thing with magic. You’ve got to know it’s still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.” -Charles de Lint   It was early on a Saturday morning. I awoke to a..

Maverick: person who takes chances, departs from accepted course Thesaurus.com It was a Saturday morning late in April. I was nervous. This was the day I would research the publishing process for The Happy Place. This was..