Roseau Times-Region - Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper

When a person gets married or a new job, they usually have great expectations. It can be both challenging and exciting. Expectations go from idealism into reality, often sending us into disillusionment. We, can become defensive and frustrated.

It is very difficult to look inward. Instead we evaluate the outward. We without realizing it, create our own problems, or fuel a fire which has been already lit. A good question to ask is "What am I like to live with? What am I like to work with?" When we encounter a challenge, we often think about the outside (people, or our environment) and think...