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The Place of Peace

The Place of Peace

We're only a few days from the elections. Half the United States is going to go crazy no matter who gets elected. I remember how devastated I felt, what fear swept over me in years past when my choice of president didn't get elected. I felt sick to my stomach. That's...

Be Proud or Be Humble?

Someone walks around the corner. You not only look to identify the person, you take their emotional temperature by observing their nonverbal communication--the way they hold their head, the look in their eyes, their posture. If someone is full of themselves, we can...

Clunky Relationships

Clunky Relationships

Yesterday, I gave a ride to a man who confessed he'd just signed divorce papers. His wife had had an emotional affair with another man, and he couldn't forgive her for it. He'd come to Hawaii to heal and perhaps meet someone new. But underneath his hurt and the...