Realizing River City: a memoir

Being nice is fine unless…

Rare is the person who can look honestly at their life and relationship patterns, and then act on what they see. Many of us stumble through, blaming bad luck or bad men/women. Introspection takes much more courage, and I commend author Melissa Grunow for hers. It’s hard to recognize why things are going sour when we have been taught to give more than we get, and to be compassionate and patient with others — in other words, be nice. This is an important message for p...