The Christmas holiday is here. As the old standard conveys, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Around the world, Christmas festivities are bold and bright as people sing and spread good cheer. But this year, in the midst of a global pandemic, Christmas is just not the same… Read More »Practical and Wise: Joseph and Christmas 2020
I follow the news pretty closely. Thanks to online websites, I follow about ten news sites every day, many from outside of the US. I like to be informed. But staying informed comes at a price. Much of the news from around the world is not hopeful. I don’t need… Read More »Keeping Christ in Christmas: It’s All About You
How can things go so badly? I suspect most people have asked a question like that during 2020. There are the pandemic and the cascade of problems that have come with it like economic hardship, unemployment, disruption of education from pre-K through university life, businesses closing offices with people now… Read More »The Christmas Story and 2020
It’s an experience many of us have had this past year. For me, the process took about a week. I found the website for my state listing all of the testing centers. Each center had a separate link with different hours of operations and appointments available. It took me about… Read More »Waiting
We made our decision several weeks ago. At that time, the surge in the rate of infections from the coronavirus hadn’t begun. How quickly it changed. Last week, the CDC was clear in its guidance: don’t travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. One of the settings in which the infection spreads… Read More »Thanksgiving 2020
It’s been part of my job for a number of years. It’s one of those “behind-the-scenes” responsibilities most people don’t realize occur in graduate schools. When a doctoral student is proposing a dissertation topic for research in psychology, I review the topic to make sure it’s appropriate for meeting both… Read More »Resiliency, Thriving, and Self-Care
Miami Beach, Florida: For about six years it was my home. Living there always meant that no matter how much work I was doing, I could feel like I was on vacation in just a few minutes. That’s because the beach was just a few minute’s drive from my home.… Read More »Keeping Things in Perspective
I mostly meant it as a joke. But there was a serious side to it. Some responded to the humorous intention. Surprisingly, it proved to elicit thoughtful comments from others. There were even a couple people who sent private messages to explore my off-handed comment further. Here’s what transpired. A… Read More »The Mysteries of Daily Life
