A new column, "Slice of Life," debuts in today's Sunday News-Item on the "Advice" page (D5).
It is authored by Donna Pinter, a licensed clinical psychologist who founded in 1978 and still directs Psychological Services Clinic, which has offices in Sunbury, Danville and Bloomsburg.
A mother of four grown sons, Pinter has been a "happy resident" of the central Susquehanna Valley for most of her life. She earned her doctorate from the University of California-Berkley.
She has traveled extensively and is a collector of folklore and fairy tales since childhood. She "loves to hear people's stories," and believes some of the best storytellers she's met are from the coal region.
She said one of the most important lessons she has learned from life is not to sweat the small stuff, and that a good sense of humor goes far.
"It is the little lessons in life that I have learned that I would like to share with readers," she said.
She gets started with today's "Slice of Life" about "ikigai."