Melanie poses a challenging question with this post. Are you thinking about charity at this time of year? Melanie is and she has an interesting way of looking at it. At this time of year, more than..
I wasn’t very assertive in the past. I never enjoyed confrontation (does anyone?) so I avoided situations which would have challenged me to confront. I’m much more assertive today than I used to be but I’m not sure..
We seem to agree that this is not a black and white world so if we just happened to find a sum of money while shopping we would know it isn’t ours and would return it, right?..
I used to see a world of absolutes where everything was black and white. It was right or wrong, this way or that way; a world without shades of gray. I think it was more comfortable to think of..
This is the first post in the Dear LFI series where we will converge here on the porch to answer specific, personal, life-issue questions posed by anonymous contributors. Will you offer your thoughts on this issue? What do I..
Sandi and I talked about superhero powers a while back and both thought it would make a great topic of conversation! Sandi Amorim is a blogger and coach. “Superman’s greatest contribution has never been the superhero part:..
Let’s give a warm welcome to Carmelo, leading the discussion here at LFI for the first time. You know he’s no stranger here as he always adds a lot to the conversation. Take it away Carmelo! Do..
Hajra is back with her weekend post! I always enjoy the topics Hajra dreams up and the wonderful discussions they and she inspire. Are you ready for this? Take it away Hajra! Recently, I met a seven..
My mother died seven years ago on the day of the US Thanksgiving. We live in Canada but Mom was American. Her family was just sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner when they received our sad phone call…
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