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Understanding Our Grievance  “How can I respond to what I cannot understand?” This question was asked by a young girl, a character in a book, who witnessed the atrocities against her and her family for merely being Jewish.  Her question resonates with me because, until I understand the wrong done against me, it is rather…

How to Encourage The other day, our youngest son called and said, “I’m wondering if you can help me out Mom?” Though I did not know what to expect, I said, “Sure.” He went on to say, “I can’t find my recipe for Mrs. Bacon’s Coffee Cake. Can I get it from you?”  Easy peasy,…

Delusion of Perfection I am a recovering perfectionist. I’ve experienced and am familiar with the inner turmoil that arises when I strive toward the ideal version of me instead of being content with the real, natural, ordinary version of me.  Perfectionism is actually a theory, one that is as old as writers and philosophers such…

Setting a Regular Course As a daughter of an alcoholic father, I grew up in a chaotic household never knowing what to expect; catastrophe or calm, anger or good humor, a gentle or harsh exchange of words.  Then when I was 13, like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, my life was uprooted and I…