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Door to Door, Selling God

September 12, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 29 Comments

Selling Girl Scout cookies? No problem, but… a higher power?

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: big questions, faith, faith versus religion, Morning Musing

Collision Course: Live to Work, Work to Live

September 10, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 17 Comments

Your priorities when it comes to the work-life juggle? A collision of conflicts?

Filed Under: Business, Lifestyle, Surviving Recession, Work-Life Tagged With: big questions, career, definitions of success, Do you work to live or live to work, New York Times, reinvention, work ethihc, work life balance

Mini Monster

July 9, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 12 Comments

Ah, the Big House. The one that drove me (and no doubt the neighbors) crazy for… let’s see… 12 months? 18 months? Oh, it was a seemingly endless period of time as the noise, mess, and general disturbance was unavoidable. Daily. Then there was the nail in my tire requiring (expensive) repair – hardly the […]

Filed Under: Culture, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Surviving Recession Tagged With: architecture, big questions, cultural values, daily plate of crazy, family, greed, home ownership, Morning Musing, older homes, personal style, values, values in contemporary society

Coming Out: Anonymity, Identity, and Why People Hide

June 2, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 29 Comments

Hide-and-seek – don’t we love it? We play it as children, delighting in the chase, and calling to our friends “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” But in the adult world, whatever our reasons for preferring privacy – coming out isn’t always so simple. We don’t relish the spotlight. We don’t want to be […]

Filed Under: Morning Musing, Other Stuff Tagged With: big questions, Parenting, post-divorce life, privacy, privacy online, psychology, respect, shyness, women's issues

Rich Kids, Big Payoffs, Life Lessons

May 31, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

There’s no way I could ignore this news item on son of Sean (Diddy) Combs, who was reportedly awarded a full ride to UCLA, to the tune of $54,000/year. Justin Combs earned his merit scholarship, just like any other kid. Shouldn’t we reward those who work hard for what their brains and / or sweat […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: big questions, cost of raising children, daily plate of crazy, education, financing college, Parenting, parenting college students, Single Parenting

Slow Down, You Move Too Fast

May 29, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 10 Comments

When LESS is definitely MORE…

Filed Under: Business, Health, Lifestyle Tagged With: big questions, Business, creativity, education, health care, healthcare, New York Times, work life balance, would you quit your job

Movable Truth

May 15, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Accepting variations on “truth” in light of divorce.

Filed Under: Divorce, Life After Divorce, Lifestyle, Relationships Tagged With: big questions, divorce, doubt, marriage, Marriage and Divorce, memories, men and women, post-divorce life, Relationships, self-image, truth

Breaking the Rules

May 4, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 8 Comments

Occasionally breaking the rules is one thing. A pattern of disregard, something else.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Parenting Tagged With: big questions, breaking rules, breaking the rules, fairness doctrine, narcissism, Parenting, parenting teens, personality types, psychology, society, teaching kids life skills, unsung hero

The Grass is Always Greener. Not.

May 3, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

Marriage and divorce… Is there really something better waiting?

Filed Under: Divorce, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: big questions, cultural values, divorce, envy, greed, happiness, intimate communications, jobs, marriage, Marriage and Divorce, online dating, psychology, Relationships

What Makes You a Mother?

April 22, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 22 Comments

Maternity, adoption, motherhood… what really makes you a mother?

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Culture, Parenting, Women's Issues Tagged With: big questions, motherhood, Parenting, pop culture, social issues, women's issues, women's roles, work life balance, working moms

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