Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 25, 2002 My boyfriend's daughter (I'll call her Mary) got married six months ago. She is 19 and pregnant. My boyfriend (I'll call him John) didn't go to the wedding because he disapproved of her husband and the marriage. The reason he ...

Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 2, 2002 I am 25 and have been married for two years. This past August I began an affair with my husband's younger brother. I feel just terrible and want to end the relationship, but I feel I am in a hopeless situation. The guilt is ove ...

One Friday in November, I began a journey from New Jersey to downtown New York City to visit old work friends. It was my first visit since the tragic September 11th attack. Although I've traveled this same route--the commuter train to the Hoboken station from 1996-2000--there were now, o ...

The New Year is quickly creeping up on us. Do you have a New Years Resolution Well, if youre like most Americans (88 percent in 2001 according to a General Nutrition Centers poll), you have at least one resolution. And, if you are like the majority of these promise-makers, your resolutio ...

The president of a large North Eastern company, doing business internationally, was visiting his California division. While he was there, he saw a very large photograph of, of all people, himself, hanging on the wall. He was in the office of his Vice President's private secretary. He sa ...

Do you realize how good you have it Yes, everyone has problems, but it could be worse than what it is now. Yes, everyone has a bad day or two, but it could be worse. Life can throw some serious curveballs at us sometimes. Be thankful for the problems you have now and for those bad days ...

Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 9, 2002 I was involved with a man separated from his wife. We connected on an extremely emotional level and were in the process of building a future. His wife left him and their two children to accept a job in another state and to exp ...

Life consists of lessons. Living is continual learning. Therefore, if you take on someone else's issues and responsibilities, or lessons, would that not be classified as cheating Are you not cheating yourself out of your own life Are you not cheating others out of their own lessons ...

Some time ago, I successfully completed a remote viewing course here in Nevada. Not only was I quite amazed at the technology, but also that I had the ability to remote view as I did manage to hit nine targets out of nine. But, the most interesting thing I found, about myself, is that ...

Have you ever wondered what type of person or personality makes the best leader Most would consider the answer to that question to be the person that has the greatest success, the largest organization, or the best staff. Conversely, have you ever wondered how it is that a person with lit ...

Are you dreading the holidays because you are single For those who are alone, this can be a difficult season -- especially if you know what it is like to be in a relationship during this time of year. This can, however, be your best time of the year if you follow this plan: 1. Participa ...

Meet the most important person you will ever meet in your life. You better! For sometime during your life you will meet him. He could appear very suddenly with such shock that his recognition will change your life forever. When you finally do meet him he will reveal a great secret to y ...

Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 16, 2002 I recently went on a date with this guy I met online. We had been emailing for a few weeks before we decided to go out together. We met at a restaurant, and he brought me a huge vase of flowers. He was sweet, polite and gent ...

Hello everybody and a good day (or night !) to you all.My name is Nicholas Dixon and I am in my early twenties and I reside on the beautiful island of Jamaica.I work full time in a public library, but in my spare time I design and market websites.I personally think that it is fun to help ...

There is one little practice that is vital to generating the interest of potential employers. It is critical, but very few job seekers actually do it. What is it The THANK YOU NOTE! Interview experts agree that EVERY job hunter MUST send thank-you notes after EVERY interview. They als ...

Henry Ford, after he had achieved great success, was the subject of much public criticism. Many people thought that he was very lucky, some thought he was a genius, some thought he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, some thought that powerful friends and influential people were t ...

Words, Ignorance, and Casper The Friendly Ghost! Do your best to accept this or do your best to fight it: but, "You are a mind with a body". Because you are, you have spiritual powers. And, the Spirit man (person) inside you contains powers known and unknown. Discover what they are! Ig ...

What would you say to yourself if when faced with a severe problem that could potentially devastate your lifestyle What would happen if you "did" the first thing that came into your mind Would you be proud of yourself Analyze what Jim did and see how you would measure up. Jim had worke ...

Without appreciation, any success you have will be in vain and worthless. Yes, you would have accomplished your goals but it would be an empty win. How do you start on the path of appreciation Acknowledge and give thanks for what you already have, the good and the bad alike. For the ...

Why is it that every time you start something new, a million and one things get in the way You make a goal to lose weight and all of a sudden every time you go to the store you seem to notice the chocolate you've been craving. Or you decide to start a writing project but every time you ...