I like to think that these stories, drawn from personal experience, are isolated examples of our very human blind spots, those moments when we cannot see what others can. And if could see ourselves as others see us, we might want to do something different. Or, are these examples of jerky behavior? Jerk may be…
Paying it backward
Pay It Forward!
I was going to entitle this blog. “Missionaries of Imperatives!”, but then, most readers will agree, it was a good choice not to. A bit too many syllables and unhappy memories of diagramming sentences. OK, to what do I refer? Those injunctions/mandates to: Smile! Enjoy! Have a Nice Day! Co-Exist! Be Happy! And, finally, Pay…

