Good Clean Reads

“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.” -Sylvia Plath

I have always loved a hot bath. Even in the summer, I wait for the end of the day when I can slip into a steaming tub and wash away the day. Often I don’t even know how tightly I have held my back until I lean back in the hot water. My breathing slows and deepens and my thoughts slow to...

“The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.“ -John Pierpont Morgan

I have been working on a business plan for years. Sadly not quite as long as I have been in business or I might have seen where I am today. Actually I doubt it, because although I am now convinced that the people who win in business go in with...

“If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The practice of surrender is one that is often misunderstood. Most of us think of it as a loss of power or face. In wartime, surrender is the greatest humiliation associated with defeat. Even in our personal relationships, our defensive position and unwillingness to be seen in...

“Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.” Benjamin Franklin

All four of my children are currently in the beginnings of a relationship. My boy’s girlfriends are young and sweet and bring out the best in them. My girls both have boyfriends. My 11 year old, who is just graduated out of American Girl magazines, likes a boy named Albert who has an...

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” -Albert Ellis

Henry Ford was right when he said, “There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.” Some days, or even weeks, they just stack up; one little problem on...

“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” -Hermann Hesse

I had never given much thought to the care and attention of my central nervous system until recently. Like most of us, I just assumed that it was one of the systems in the body that automatically reset and essentially managed itself. I didn’t link the behaviors like the...

Listen this week to author of “Because It Feels Good: A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction” and sex educator, Debby Herbenick, Phd, answer your questions about sexual health and unlock the mysteries of sexual pleasure. Her intelligent, thoughtful and down to earth responses have made the Kinsey website the place to go for the authoritative answers we are all searching for. Don’t...

“Faith… is the art of holding on to things your reason once accepted, despite your changing moods.” C.S. Lewis

Our brief hint of spring ended today, although the fruit trees were all coaxed into flower. The weather turned cold, grey and wet. My thirteen-year-old son said on the way to school, “I definitely have that SAD disorder.” I said, “We all do.” Amazing what a few sunny days will do for...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~Plato

There is something about a natural disaster that brings out the best in all of us. Several years ago while living in eastern Washington, the area was hit with over three feet of snow within days. The recent snow storms on the east coast brought back the memories of both the wonder and terror of human existence at the mercy of...