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

“There was a man so displeased by the sight of his own shadow and so displeased with his own footsteps that he was determined to get rid of both. The method he hit upon was to run away from them. So he got up and ran. But every time he put his foot down there was another step, while his shadow kept up with him without the slightest difficulty. He attributed his failure to the fact that he was not running fast enough. So he ran faster and faster, without stopping until he

• Change is hard! • Change is easy! • Change is different for everyone! When asked, most people will readily agree that they are comfortable with change. When I’ve pressed audiences further, they’re frequently more emphatic about their ability to embrace change, and seek it out regularly. A quick reality check reveals otherwise. For example, although more than 35% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, only 8% keep them. Is that damning statistic related to not properly pr