Who are communication experts trying to fool when they say “first give compliments, and then, instead of using the word but, use and before revealing just what you have noticed that is not quite so complimentary”? Who is so daft they won’t detect this sleight-of-hand wordplay? However, there is aContinue Reading

I was sitting by a little stream, facing it, and above me to my right I could hear it tinkling, like the treble keys of a piano. And to my left, downstream, like the bass end of the piano, I could hear it gurgling.  By virtue of its sound, itContinue Reading

The value of maintaining balance in our Interest and Participation levels has been shown both positively and negatively – by way of animals surviving in nature, and in addiction. One more illustration may be beneficial, as it is an activity common to almost every adult on the planet: driving aContinue Reading