They all deserved the Oscar, well maybe not Al Pacino… I love Hollywood award shows. All of them. I love seeing the stars and celebrities dressed up and walking the red carpet. I know it is all a show, even the shows are an act of sorts, but I love them anyway. I used to watch the entire show even when they ran so late I didn’t much care who won anymore....

Is that the best you can do? Why, yes…yes it is. Competition can be a hard concept to live with. It pushes us to do our best to “win”, but can also create an emotional crash when we “lose”. Yes, losing can be a good lesson and create motivation, but social media, reality TV, and other media formats have made failure an excuse to laugh at someone instead of a learning experience. And no one likes to be laughed AT....