
Gracious Eyes
Years ago I completed a particularly sad divorce mediation. The husband had tried for years to meet his wife’s expectations, but she was adept at

Years ago I completed a particularly sad divorce mediation. The husband had tried for years to meet his wife’s expectations, but she was adept at

When I graduated from college, I was hired by a medical R&D company that was developing an advanced kidney dialysis machine. Within one year I

I often warn people that when they start studying relational wisdom, real growth comes through “homework.” That’s what happened last week to a young woman

I’m not a fun person to argue with. When my pride kicks in, I find it all too easy to use my legal training to

Rich, a dear friend of mine, had a horrible conflict with his neighbor, Cynthia. A property line dispute that began with debates in the back

When was the last time you did something that was so amazingly kind that others will remember your actions the rest of their lives? If

Fear usually triggers one of three reactions: control, anger or withdrawal (the latter two actually being forms of the first). This is a key insight

Before I became a lawyer, I worked as an engineer on a team that designed hemodialysis machines. While talking with patients going through dialysis, I
Without empathy, it’s hard to have real relationship. The good news is that since each of us has a natural capacity for developing and exercising

In 1965, two United States Army battalions stumbled into the first large unit battle with regular North Vietnamese soldiers in the la Drang Valley of