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Cognitive dissonance: the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change. Some examples: Smoking while knowing it can cause cancer and other diseases. Selling stocks when the markets are down when you know that it’s unwise…

We tell ourselves all kinds of stories, many from our formative years. We are convinced they are true. After all, questioning those beliefs chips away at our foundations. But are they really true? Some common stories: I am not good enough. I am not worthy…

I have to admit, I was a big fan of Fred and George when growing up. They were both devoted fathers and husbands. They were both a bit goofy and simple, but loveable. It occurred to me that our world today is at a crossroads…

Life lessons are rarely presented during the easy carefree times of life. They arrive out of the ashes of hard-fought experience. COVID-19 has provided so many lessons, if we open our eyes. While many are fretting over the economy and perhaps rightly so, we can…

What matters is as individual as your fingerprints. What matters is as universal as our need for safety, security and food on the table. What matters is as individual as your personality, your beliefs, your conscience, your morality. What matters is as universal as the…

My father loved his quotes—he slung them like an army cook filling plates at chow time. George Bernard Shaw’s quote that “Youth is wasted on the young” was one of his favorites. While my eyes never got stuck in place from all the eye-rolling, his…

Whiplash: injury caused by a severe jerk to the head. It’s fair to say we are experiencing collective whiplash. Life has changed and perhaps in ways that we cannot even imagine yet. It’s also fair to say that most humans love routine and hate change.…