We all have an award winning book or screen play within us waiting to escape. Our life experiences have shaped what we think, what we believe and how we behave. Despite our varied experiences, we are collectively more similar than we are different. Life often asks us to choose between a philosophy of optimism or pessimism. There is, however, a third choice- "realism" The product of a dysfunctional family and a less than ideal upbringing, T. Edwin...