How to Tell What a Stranger (or First Date) Is Insecure About
A night-time walk by the marsh…full moon…fireflies…cat-tails. Photo  by Lorna Tedder  With most strangers, you can nod and be polite and never have to find out anything more about them, let alone where their insecurities lie. …
Mean People and Their Motives
Photo credit by Digital Explorer; creative commons license  The quickest way to shut down or shut out trash talk is to know precisely who you are and have confidence in your own vision. If…
How to Kill a Relationship
There are times when you would never doubt your relationship with someone, yet it’s doubt that injures it …sometimes kills it. Not your own doubt, but doubt that is induced by the other person. Sometimes…