Today, in a world of social media, around the clock news programs, and propaganda reporting, cultivating a critical thought process is more challenging than ever before. Sometimes it feels like we’ve lost the ability to think for ourselves or form our own conclusions. I often wonder if critical thinking is a lost art.

Social media has provided us with a way to say what we want without ever having to witness the pain we inflict.

Perhaps a new perspective would be to view each of us as the pieces of the toy – unique with our own characteristics, perfect in our design – but not always a fit, no matter how hard we try to squeeze it together and how much we want it.

As we begin the month of February, our attention turns to matters of the heart. February is all about hearts - but not just the candy kind. It's also American Heart Month, a time to turn our thoughts to keeping families and communities free from heart disease.

Sometimes these walls of protection are useful, however, they can, over time, act like shells that block out happiness.

No matter what happens around us, we always have the power to change the way we see it and handle it.

Some day your ex will remarry and when that day happens, you may feel a surge of random, unexplainable emotions.