Tis The Season…

Now that the busy holiday season is upon us, there is truly excitement.  Unfortunately, that “excitement” is usually separated into two categories:  Happiness or Stress. A person’s outlook on the season definitely “frames” how they will take in the holidays.  Those that are calm, relaxed find a way to take in all the positive sensory…

I Am Second…

I had the opportunity to watch a 30-minute YouTube video (“I Am Second…”) last weekend on the trials and tribulations of the widely successful Duck Dynasty family, The Robertsons. The piece featured the patriarch, Phil Robertson, along with his wife Kay, youngest son Jep, and grandson Reed. What resonated most with me while watching the…

Just Shoot It Straight…

Today, people are so cautious to not hurt anybody’s feelings that the ability to give someone a direct, straight answer has become the exception, not the norm.   Society really just wants you to tell it what it wants to hear vs. what it needs to hear.  This is especially true when we hear about “bullying”,…