Are You Angry Yet? It’s Not a Matter of If but When
You've had this kind of day: you forgot to set your alarm, you received a late notice on a bill, and a family dinner is scheduled at your house, but…
Parking in the Back 40, Please Be Nice
It isn’t easy, getting along with people. A simple grocery store run can easily turn into a major incident if a parking spot is involved. Once, while out shopping, I…
Be Nice, 1 Simple Way to Avoid a Crisis
I remember one of my favorite things to say to my three older kids when they were growing up was, "Be nice." Sometimes it felt nearly impossible to get through…
What Do You Fight For?
What do you fight for? What are the things worthy of your energy? I've written here on A Cultural Shift before about my mother's viewpoint on getting angry. She used…
My books of choice used to be Peanuts, introducing The Inside Track
It’s no secret I love to read and study — they’re at the very heart of my journey, the inside track of my life. The discipline of reading and study…
Family dysfunction, a tangled web
Do you think family dysfunction is a new thing? I just finished reading the story of Abraham and Sarah. And while I've read their account many times, I'm still confounded…