Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
{2:06 minutes to read} I don’t know where and when I first saw this oxymoronic and hilarious line. Perhaps it was on a t-shirt or as a framed sign in [...]
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
{3:42 minutes to read} So sang Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion as they hooked arms with each other on their way out of the dark [...]
Let Go of the Banana!
{1:51 minutes to read} Let Go or Be Dragged - Zen proverb The minute I read this proverb, I laughed with recognition. Don’t we all know the truth of this? [...]
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men . . . and Grandmas
{Time to Read: 3 minutes} When my niece was pregnant with our first grandchild – we were thrilled beyond belief. We knew it was going to be a girl, and [...]
Yield, Right of Way
[Time to Read: 3.8 mins] Living on Long Island, I spend a lot of time on the road. Much of my driving is either on the renowned Long Island Expressway, [...]
Getting Divorce Right
[Time to Read: 3.6 mins] *Names have been changed Couples come to mediators at various stages of their impending separation. One such stage is that they are still living together [...]
A Goal Without a Plan Is Just a Wish
On Friday, November 14th, I was watching The News Hour on PBS. Paul Solman who reports on many of the financial news stories, did a piece on the steady decline [...]
We Stopped Paddling
In October, my husband and I took our 25th annual fall camping trip to upstate New York. In the past few years, circumstances were such that we couldn’t take our [...]
On the Radio – Part 2
In my last blog, I introduced Dr. Duffy Spencer who interviewed me about divorce and family mediation on her radio show, Just Relationships. The conversation was lively and engaging and [...]