LIVING WITH A LOW BAR OF EXPECTATION

“I JUST WANT TO STAY OUT OF JAIL” I met with Chris yesterday for the first time.  He’s almost 30 years old, just had a son less than two weeks ago, and reports he is couch-surfing but currently staying with the baby-mama because it works out for her to get help with the baby.  She’s …

THE MISSING PIECE

PUTTING TOGETHER A PUZZLE You open the box of a 1000-piece puzzle and dump the contents out on a table.  The pieces fall into a chaotic pile, and you begin to spread them out and turn them face up, working to establish some order to the mess.  You grab each piece without giving much thought …