I was walking downtown in Denver, when a guy with a grocery cart walked up to me and asked for money. I looked at him with his ragged and torn clothes, and toothless grin. As I reached into my pocket and handed him a few dollars, I started to ask him questions. How long you been in Denver I asked? Since the 60's he responded, I moved here after I came back from Vietnam. I then asked him; do you have any family here? Used to he said, my dad is dead and my mom lives in a nursing home in Cleveland....

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The Blame Game by Dr. Michael Brooks I was sitting in a perfect spot to watch the Rockies and Minnesota Twins baseball game. The sun was starting to set in the west and it was in the 80's. I had a great view of the entire field.  I was in the upper deck at Coors Field.  I was listening to the people around me talk. I was overhearing people talk about their kids, and others talk about their plans for the summer. The smell of popcorn, cotton candy and brats was getting to be too much fo...

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I just talked to a client who was looking for a lost love when they were a teenager 20 years ago. They got on Classmates.com and searched, they called friends who might know where he was, but to no avail. I heard how she broke up with her long time boyfriend, and now looking back, regrets ending the relationship (she is divorced). I bet each of us has a regret over a past relationship that we ended. What should we do now, that its been years since we have been involved with that...

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Have you ever looked back in your life, and wondered "What if". What if, I would have never married my spouse, where would I be now? What if, I had gone to a different college and majored in a field of study, that I wanted to do instead of my parents wishes, where would I be now? What if, I had taken better care of my body? Do you have any regrets that haunt you, or you think about as you day dream over that cup of coffee, looking out the window? This is a great place to share those regrets and ...

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