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Column – Take This Job and Love It!

Betsy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:58:10 +0000

Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. A little “whistle while you work” anyone?

Thanks for stopping by! – Betsy Hart

Column – Casey’s Affair. . .

Betsy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:08:43 +0000

Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. My discussion with someone else’s “the other woman” is getting a lot of attention. In fact it made the cover of the Sun-Times this week.

Yes, Casey is very real. See what you think!

Casey’s Affair: A Conversation with “The Other Woman”

Column – Aging is Overrated (Okay, that’s a Joke.) But Fighting It May Be Too!

Betsy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:26:24 +0000

Hi friends – this week’s column is about something that strikes close to home with me. Aging!

Aging is Not for Sissies!

Column – Is Valentine’s Day Much Ado About Nothing Much?

Betsy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:14:25 +0000

Hi friends. Call me the “Grinch who stole February 14th.” But I admit that Valentine’s Day just seems so. . . shallow to me!

I hope you enjoy this column.

Is Valentine’s Day Much Ado about Nothing Much?

Okay, but I’ll say it anyway for those of you who disagree with me: Happy Valentine’s Day!

Column – This is Not Your Mother’s ‘Dirty Dancing’!

Betsy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:46:46 +0000

Hi friends – here’s this week’s column.

A little foreplay on the dance floor – for teens – anyone? Many high schools (including mine) continue to deal with this issue. See what you think!

Protecting Kids from Themselves – Isn’t That What Adults are For?

(Here is the shorter version of the same column which appeared in today’s Chicago Sun-Times)

Protecting Kids from Themselves – Isn’t That What Adults are For?

Thanks for stopping by!

Column – The Religion of Global Warming Alarmism

Betsy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:21:34 +0000

This column came about as a result of me looking for the current science grade of one of my children. What I found was some very interesting material on the teacher’s official school website.

(Sheesh, you’d think the schools would be on to me by now, wouldn’t you?)

Enjoy.

The Religion of Global Warming Alarmism

Column – It’s Personal, But It’s Often Not Complicated

Betsy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:41:29 +0000

Hi friends, this column is a little personal. I share some of my experience in post-divorce life with young kids. A recent conversation with a dear friend also experiencing the politically correct culture – and seeing the terrific movie “It’s Complicated” – inspired this one.

It’s Personal – But It’s Often Not Complicated

Thanks for stopping by!

Betsy Hart

Column – The Pursuit of Happiness is Not Good Enough

Betsy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:17:01 +0000

Hi friends – here is this week’s column. I have often had, or tried to have, this conversation about happiness with my kids. I don’t know if they are “getting” it, but I hope something is sinking in!

Can the Pursuit of Happiness Cost us Real Joy?

Column – Where are the Moderate Muslim Protestors?

Betsy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:39:03 +0000

Hi friends. Here’s my current column. I’m so disturbed that my kids and I will have to be subjected to body scans because as a nation we refuse to take terrorism seriously!

Where are the Moderate Muslim Protests?

update: I was delighted to read in Friday’s papers that there have been some protests by moderate Muslims in Detroit, when the “Underwear Bomber” was in Court last week. We need so much more of that!

Column – Happy Today!

Betsy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:06:03 +0000

Hi friends – here’s this week’s column. A gathering with dear high school friends helped me to think through why I should cherish. . . today. Happy New Year, and Happy Right Now!

Learning to Cherish. . . Today