I do this all the time, explain away a person's appearance and actions. I try really hard to give people the benefit of the doubt when they snap at their kids in public, cut me off in traffic, refuse to give up their seat to an old person on the train.

We all know that being in love is one of the very best feelings in the world. When we fall in love, we often believe that our in-love feelings are going to last forever.

As my friend so wisely pointed out, who was I to judge what was excellence in my yoga practice? My ego, the judge, was arrogant enough to think it knew better than my body what was right and good for me.

Why do we blame ourselves and others? What is the payoff?

When we take a step back and remember that most of the time people aren't "out to get us," we can save ourselves from unnecessary overreactions and stress.

Just how often do married people cheat on their spouse? For decades, social scientists have been asking a representative national sample of Americans ...

A cover, like it or not, sets the mood for a book. And while that might not make a big difference when I'm reading non-fiction, it makes a big difference when I'm reading poetry.

I've been living life trying to prove to the world that everyone was wrong about me when I was a child. I wanted them to feel bad, and judged, for being so wrong. It's time for that to stop.

As your daughter is only 5 ½, you need to be cautious about the people you expose her to. So if your fiancé is incarcerated for child molestation, that obviously should be a deal-killer.

Sometimes it's difficult to decide whether someone is truly a friend or may, instead, be a frenemy.