Have you ever noticed how the way you talk about yourself and others in a situation determines how it turns out? Like if you’re at a supermarket and the checkout guy is obviously having a bad day, you walk up and say hello, and he brushes you off. If you mutter, “Jerk!” under your breath…

Some people are mild-mannered. I am not one of those people. My blood boils on a regular basis, sometimes for valid reasons, sometimes not. But frequently nevertheless. Today, I crashed into a moment of anger when my daughter stood up an peed on the floor in my car on the way home from an errand….

Okay, I’ve got high needs kids. But I’ve got my own problems too, and I’m really good at ignoring them. Which becomes impossible every once in a while, especially if I’ve been ignoring the scoliosis and arthritis in my back. Recently I messed up my neck and back (again) and went in for a massage…