Most Gurus have a past, and ours is no exception. Our Guru kitty Max spent the first two years of his life on the streets. Literally. When he first showed up at the home of a friend of ours, he was dirty and scrawny. Our friend tried to integrate him into her...
You’re not always right. No offense, but you’re not. And I’m not saying this because I’m a Super Smarty Pants who knows everything and always does what I’m supposed to do. Quite the opposite, in fact. I’m a Super Silly Pants who has all sorts of ideas that are not...
Dear Meli, My husband and I have been together almost 20 years. Great, right? Yeah, it’s pretty good overall. There’s just one little problem. He drives me crazy. He’s not abusive or anything, it’s not that. He just gets on my nerves. The way...
My wife Melissa and I have been together over thirteen years. That’s not nearly as long as my parents, who have been together for over 60 years. (Hi, Mom and Dad!) And it’s not nearly as long as countless other couples around the world. Nevertheless, the past thirteen...
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Einstein said that, and he was kinda smart. But where is Einstein when I’m stuck in my problem-creating thinking? Hey, Mr. Smarty Pants. How do I get to the different thinking that’s...
I’ll never forget our first night in our travel van. We were staying in an RV park near the dealer so if anything went wrong, we could call them and troubleshoot. Great idea, right? Except something went wrong at 3 a.m. which is, as it turns out, not the best time to...
