It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to Cry if I want to, cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you- Lesley Gore Taken singly, these are not such atypical happenings in the course of a day. However, a series of disappointments may feel like an endless cavalcade of events and you are suddenly the hapless victim starring in a poorly scripted drama. Broken relationships, unexpected medical issues, serious financial drains. Yes, these are very stressful situations

Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes…if we are human, we have all made them. We may have compassion for other people, yet too frequently we refuse to stop punishing ourselves for past missteps, indiscretions, poor planning, lack of judgment, etc. The list could go on forever. Too often we examine our own actions under a relentlessly unforgiving spotlight, long after the event has occurred. Yes, we have all experienced hurtful behavior and may have been the responsible person, yet for