In our hustle and bustle lifestyle, we often forget about the necessity of quiet and serenity. Without them, we can lose our imagination, our focus and our relationship skills.

In the search for what makes change possible, I’ve found that being comfortable with mistakes is key to correcting them.

Mother’s Day has turned into a commercial bonanza lauding the work of mothers. Instead of focusing on the chores mothers do, we need to emphasize the mothering experience and how it can bring about fundamental change.

Perhaps we should re-examine our relationship toward work, since this aspect of our lives relates closely to mental and emotional health, and not just to our standard of living.

The television show Glee does something radical in how they depict the diversity of their characters. As such, parents can use this show as a way to connect and communicate with their kids about difficult subjects.

National discussions about mothering seem to crop up during presidential campaigns, so it is time now to analyze honestly what these rare discussions say about our values.

Texas has long been known as the state with big hair and a big heart. While the big hair is still true, the big-heartedness has waned. Yes, there are many great things here, but the ‘greatness’ has dimmed because of its policies and their results. This feels like cognitive dissonance — although many folks still proclaim how awesome Texas is, evidence contradicts this.