Regardless of a person’s religious belief, the concept of letting go is critical to achieving inner peace. Holding onto anger can negatively impact one’s health. Thus, I encourage family, friends, ...

Dear Eric: Recently I ran into a friend who invited me for coffee with another friend. I don’t care for the other friend because he is misogynistic and opinionated. I didn’t explain any of this and ...

Dear Eric: Two weeks ago, we interred my mother’s ashes in a small ceremony in Panama where she was born and raised. An alcoholic, my mother was highly abusive, both psychologically and physically. As ...

Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything. When I was 15, a ...

I grew up without a father. My mom took us away from him when I was 4 years old. This was a necessary step and we all were better off for the choice she made to leave. This decision left me without a ...

While we are thrilled to see our beloved hostages returning home, our joy has been tempered by the horrific events of the ...

Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything. When I was 15, a ...

The crush of news about the thousands of people who have been laid off from their jobs in federal government has led me to reflect on my own job loss 14 years ago. I’m writing about it today not as a ...

Something upsets you. You feel angry and hours later, you are still fuming. Get over it. Deal with it. Let it go. We hear these phrases so often, and it is certainly good to find a way to resolve the ...

Editor’s note: This column was originally published in 2020. Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a ...