I am encouraged by the number of people who went out to the polls to exercise their right to vote. Voter apathy never helps, as our leaders really don't know where most of us want our country to go if hardly any of us "speak up" through our right to vote. Special inter...

Why do the holidays bring such mixed emotions to many of us? I believe it is all about our expectations. We have certain expectations based on our past dating back to childhood and ones that are "forced" on us through mainstream media and retail markets. Our emotions s...