For me forgiveness provides a route to emotional and relational freedom. Many people have unpleasant things happen to them, or are responsible for creating such situations. Intensely disturbing reactions occur, often resulting in intense anger or hurt. The effects of such events are most often long lasting and destructive to relationships. If these situations are […]

A few days ago I had the pleasure of working with a small group of student teachers who are part of the Teacher Education Program at Dominican University of New York in Orangeburg. They will be beginning their teaching careers this spring. What’s exciting is being able to provide them with some additional tools which

In case you have looked at Amazon and Goodreads and saw another book, Autoeroticasphyxium, listed as one I wrote, IT CERTAINLY IS NOT!. My writing centers around making life more peaceful. It has nothing to do with anything sexual. Please don’t associate my work with that of another author whose name also happens to be

It is something anyone can play. Those who use it, in my opinion, remove the focus from what they are doing to someone or something else, avoiding the problem they are facing. What it does? NOTHING!!!! How do we avoid playing this “game”? Try to FIX WHATEVER PROBLEM is being blamed on the actions or

#H – Hold on to the real meaning of peace It is not about winning but learning to forgive. When we see one another with kindness, the world begins to heal. #E – Every pain carries a lesson of love Even after the war ends, hearts still need care. Let your words become comfort, and your silence

If you think about it, your attitude toward life and everything you experience is the key to how you CHOOSE to live your life and spend your time A positive attitude will help you focus on what is right and bring smiles to yourself and those whose lives you touch. Small example: Today I walked

(Two simple words, often difficult behavior to achieve) The uses and benefits of just listening are important to understand. It is a vehicle for accepting and acknowledging the thoughts and beliefs of others, a way to vent feelings, and provides a path to peaceful solutions of difficult situations. Many of the teenagers with whom I

One form of acceptance was presented in a beautiful and heartwarming story at the end of a six o’clock television news show. It featured the mother of a five year old who was about to enter kindergarten focusing on the differences between other children her daughter would be encountering in school. The mom cited dissimilarities

As you know, school shootings are an unfortunately too common occurrence, with the latest occurring less than one week ago. As an author, one of my responsibilities is to provide adults with information enabling them to assist youth in managing their anger in order to prevent this type of reactive behavior from becoming part of

In a previous post, I indicated I was in the process of revising my book, Peace: The Other Side of Anger, a book written for adults whose lives touch adolescents. It is a How To, a guide, to assist youngsters in managing their anger in positive ways. The second edition not only incorporates the Anger