The Charlie Brown Syndrome

The Charlie Brown SyndromeMy favorite Peanuts comic strip shows Charlie Brown sitting in a schoolyard, watching the cute redheaded girl across the way. He tries to gather the courage to talk to her. "I'm standing up," he says to himself. Then timidity hits. "No, I'm sitting down," he says. And that is how we last see him, slumped in defeat and depression. Curses! Poor Charlie Brown, foiled again by his insecurities--and most of us know exactly how the guy feels.You've heard o...