A recent radio program about the truth and reconciliation commission in South Africa got me thinking about the idea of forgiveness. A wom...

This is another post by BWC member Steam. As usual...she's nailed it. If... by Steam If you are here, it probably has happened to y...

...Pain comes from the darkness And we call it wisdom. It is pain. ~Randall Jarell, from 90 North It can feel an affront, in the wake o...

"Steam" often comments on posts and shares her hard-won wisdom with others on this site. She's got such compassion and commo...

"In 1974, in her best-selling book Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life, Gail Sheehy depicted midlife crisis with the example ...

"Steam" often comments to this site, offering up her experience as a guide to others, and supporting those who aren't as far a...