John H. Driggs
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Our greatest life decisions are always made on the basis of incomplete information. ~Sheldon Kopp, psychoanalyst and author Probably the most difficult decision we’ll ever make in our lifetime… read more…
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It never fails. About this time of year every year I start getting a pain in my gut and dread with no clear explanation why. Upon later reflection I… read more…
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Good character is doing the right thing when nobody else is looking. When I first met Jamil I didn’t know what to think. He is a charming, funny and… read more…
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Many of us fool ourselves into believing that other people care about us more than they really do. Or else we don’t grasp just how much some people have… read more…
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“The heart already knows what the mind has yet to perceive” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Life is hard enough when we and our partners go through life changes. We… read more…
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My best friend Nancy was recently blindsided by a big hit that is changing her life forever. I really feel for her. Her husband Stewart, who has been unemployed… read more…
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Dear Reader, I can well appreciate your response to my article on parents who are abandoned by their children. Certainly people who were abused in childhood ought not be… read more…
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You know, e v e r y holiday and birthday is like a dagger in my back. Sometimes I just lie on my bed and cry my eyes out.… read more…
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