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Making the Ordinary Extraordinary May. 06, 2020
Dear Annie: Just adding my opinion about coping in these difficult times. I don't want to be identif... Read More
How to Get Your Perspective Back on Track May. 05, 2020
My Dear Readers: These days, it's easy to fall into the muck and mire of worry and defeat. Personal ... Read More
Modeling Jealousy or Gratitude? Apr. 29, 2020
Dear Annie: Here comes another summer, and I always enjoy taking my children to a local amusement pa... Read More
How to Keep Calm and Carry On Apr. 15, 2020
Life is uncertain. We know that. What we don't want to admit is how quickly uncertainty can morph in... Read More
Sleepless in Santa Monica Apr. 04, 2020
When I was a kid, my mother and sister used to castigate me for being too emotional (I cried), not t... Read More
Things to Be Grateful for Apr. 02, 2020
Even in the throes of a global pandemic, it's possible to find things to be grateful for. In fact, I... Read More
My Mom's Mantra Mar. 26, 2020
My mom grew up in what she called a middle-class family, with one car, hand-me-downs for the childre... Read More
I Am My Brother's and Sister's Keeper Mar. 26, 2020
It has been quite troubling during the past two weeks as we have continuously watched news updates o... Read More
A Ripple Effect of Smiles Mar. 24, 2020
Dear Annie: I'm an older gent who has been doing weight training for years. I was walking down the b... Read More
Slow Down, and Breathe Mar. 19, 2020
For most of us, the amount of change and information we have absorbed in the past few weeks is overw... Read More
2020 Is Now in Crisis Mode, but Don't Lose Faith Mar. 19, 2020
As COVID-19 has put our nation on lockdown and rapidly ushered abrupt change into our normal daily r... Read More
Gratitude Attitude: Part 2 Feb. 28, 2020
Are you having a down day? When that happens, oftentimes it can be all too easy for us to tell ourse... Read More
Lost My Appetite Feb. 22, 2020
Dear Annie: My parents live in a tiny Midwestern town with one restaurant. It's a mom and pop place ... Read More
Gratitude Attitude: Part 1 Feb. 21, 2020
After reaching the age of 50, many of us fall into the trap of thinking that everything was better "... Read More
Only a FaceTime Away Feb. 19, 2020
Dear Annie: I have never written to a columnist in my 70 years, but "Sad and Somewhat Angry Granny,"... Read More
Does Older Equal Happier? Feb. 14, 2020
Like most baby boomers, I had always embraced the "Forever Young" mantra of Bob Dylan and Rod Stewar... Read More
Concerned About Enabling Alcoholic Friend Feb. 12, 2020
Dear Annie: This is another letter about an alcoholic woman. I believe the people around her are ena... Read More
Revenge Is Kids' Stuff Feb. 05, 2020
Cognitive scientists at the University of California, Irvine report that children ages 4 to 8 must b... Read More
Life Is Like a Vapor: Make the Most of It Like Kobe Jan. 30, 2020
When I saw updates on my phone about the tragic helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant,... Read More
