People tend to have a natural aversion to those who make it all about themselves: 3 Signs You’re the Toxic Person in Your Workplace (and What to Do About It)
Here’s a cool shot from way up on the Keweenaw Peninsula. See more in Patton Photography’s Michigan gallery on Flickr & have a great week: Canopy of Color
5 Ways to Know You Found the Right One
Finding the Right One is the Gift that Keeps on Giving: 5 Ways to Know You Found the Right One
How to have a difficult conversation
Avoidance will only foster more conflict. Aim for a shared understanding with these techniques from an expert mediator: How to have a difficult conversation | Psyche Guides
People’s words and actions can actually shape your brain — a neuroscientist explains howÂ
It’s ironic but true: The best thing for your nervous system is another human and the worst thing for your nervous system is another human. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett tells us why: People’s words and actions can actually shape your brain — a neuroscientist explains how
How to Cook a Mississippi Slugburger with George Motz
I learned about this guy reading reading an article in the Green Bay Press Gazette. If you like burgers, check it out…
One Simple Way to Maintain a Happy Marriage
Why some couples walk down the aisle and into the sunset: One Simple Way to Maintain a Happy Marriage
Riding the Pere Marquette Trail
I took some time off yesterday to clear my head with one more epic bike ride of the season. Here’s some of what I saw along the way…
I love my Michigan…
My last word
I don’t often post political thoughts here but the circumstances are different in this election…
I was a Republican who was once the Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin before I turned the gavel over to Reince Priebus, who became Chief of Staff for President Trump. I left the party in 2009 and I voted for Joe Biden last Tuesday. Why? This simple post sums it up…
I don’t need to look beyond this info. It’s the last one that really gets me.
Why are We Told That Good Grades Lead to Success in Life?
It’s time we prioritize humanistic aptitude over analytic in defining success: Why are We Told That Good Grades Lead to Success in Life?
Radical Self-Care to Protect Your Overall Well-Being
Learning to care for yourself allows you to be there for others: Radical Self-Care to Protect Your Overall Well-Being
Can Exercise Help With Work-Life Balance?
Exercise creates this sense of self-efficacy, or confidence because we accomplish something each time we set out to exercise.Â
Build self-efficacy to help manage work and life: Can Exercise Help With Work-Life Balance?
Psychology Explains Why Being Single Is Better Than a Toxic Relationship
It might not feel like it in the heat of the moment, but being single proves better than being in a toxic relationship. Here’s the proof: Psychology Explains Why Being Single Is Better Than a Toxic Relationship

7 Things Your Relationship Should Be Able To Withstand
You should be able to spend a few days apart from each other without self-destructing: 7 Things Your Relationship Should Be Able To Withstand
All suffering is caused by ignorance
Post by @astroloupicus: All suffering is caused by ignorance
Change 2020: Choice or Chance?
Better decisions arise from honest personal inquiries: Change 2020: Choice or Chance?
Psychische Krankheiten als Corona-Folge
Das Corona-Virus ist für Betroffene nicht nur eine physische Belastung mit Krankheitssymptomen: Psychische Krankheiten als Corona-Folge
Is Your Relationship Headed for Marriage?
New research finds that rituals may help reveal your relationship’s fate: Is Your Relationship Headed for Marriage?
Sunday Afternoon
It is just me or does life in quarantine seem like one big long Sunday afternoon? Or perhaps Monday morning now that I think of it…

It felt as if one’s entire world was one, long Sunday afternoon. Nothing to do. Nowhere to go.
— Ralph Gibson
Photo: Eric Kanigan of Sully. More on our Sully here and here and here.

The Emotional Toll of Living With a Borderline Individual
To the borderline, everyone is either a saint or a devil: The Emotional Toll of Living With a Borderline Individual











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