It had been a long day. It was almost over. Working through the details of divorce for a client through mediation was arduous, but we were almost to the end. Then it happened. The two parties began fighting over a phone. The husband didn’t have an attorney representing him, and I was representing the wife. […]
As I sat, I watched the little boy play with the fire truck for more than 30 minutes. He had left the other two toys unattended and wasn’t interested in either toy until another child came along and picked up the hammer, which was one of the other toys. The boy with the fire truck […]
“Sit up.” “Stand tall.” “Square your shoulders.” “Stop slumping…check your posture.” You’ve heard it at some point in your life from a mother, grandmother, ballet instructor, or classroom teacher. The word “posture” means “a position of a person’s body when standing or sitting.” It can also mean a particular way of dealing with or considering […]
Most of us have heard the statement that perception is reality. Sometimes we see a person and things through our own assessment, but that person may see themselves and the situation very differently. I have been in situations where people have argued over what one person meant and the other of how they perceived it. […]