Yuk! Conflict. If you're anything like I am, you cringe at the thought of disharmony in a relationship, and even worse have distaste for working up the courage to deal with conflict. Dealing with the issue means it's just going to blow up in your face after all right? Wrong! As Rhonda Shasteen, my mentor, once told me, "We make things worse in the six inches between our ...Read More

I know we all make our best effort to be cheerful and perky each day. I sure do, but realistically, I'm human and feel grumpy sometimes. When I'm feeling cranky or being critical of others and myself. I'll get snarky and snippy and will stop enjoying hanging out with me. Since different and unwelcome moods are a natural part of life, I've become very interested in ways to tame ...Read More