Sometimes, Round Two: Day 7 of 365 – The Nightmare of Another!
Sometimes We Must Step Into The Nightmare Of Another In Order To Fulfill Our Purpose! Finding and living a life purpose is something most of us hold dearly. It begins in childhood when interested adults ask us, “So what do you want to be when you grow up?” We have all kinds of answers. Generally […]
Day Two Hundred Sixty-Four of 365: Get Real!
As a long time fan of the marvelous children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit, I have become a student of what it means to be REAL! I have discovered that there are certain “Hallmarks” of “Real People.” Here they are: “Real” People: Exhibit Courage Practice Honesty Embrace Pain Promote Flexibility Act Ethically Seek Solutions Wouldn’t it […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-Seven of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: More Action!
Talk vs Action! Back in 1993, Toby Keith recorded a song entitled, “A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action.” It’s a fun, funny and catchy tune that is easy to sing along with. Now if you know the song, you know the kind of action that is implied in the lyrics. The kind […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-One of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Listening!
Listening, really listening, is an art. Relatively few people know how to listen well. We hear quite regularly; however, listening is another story. I believe that if we were to develop our capacity to listen, many if not all of our shared problems could be solved. Carl Rogers once said, “We think we listen, but very […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Seven of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Happenstance!
One Never Knows . . . Back in 1993 when the first edition of Awaken to Good Mourning was published, the publisher arranged for Vanessa and me to have a booth at a grief conference in Houston one weekend. We went to the conference – didn’t sell that many books but had a great time […]
Day One Hundred Sixty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Rejection!
Rejection! I don’t like it! It really bugs me! I’m guessing it bugs you as well; however, it is something with which we all must deal from time to time. This is a tough one! Rejection! Ouch! The sting of rejection tends to condition us to shy away from asking questions; asking for favors; asking […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Two of 365 – Things That Bug Me: The Small Stuff!
Sometimes when I’m really, really honest with myself I come away from that self-reflection session a tad bit ashamed. I know . . . feeling ashamed of oneself tends to indicate that an event for which one should feel that way has occurred. More often than not, we think that an egregious act has taken place – […]
Day One Hundred Fifty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Untold Stories!
I love stories! Whether they are told in song, poetry, books, movies or verbally, stories move me! Perhaps that is one of the reasons I became a therapist. I find the stories people live and share, fascinating! One of the best things about stories is that we all have them! If I love stories so […]
Day One Hundred Forty-Seven of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Misogyny
I love, honor and respect women. I always have! I believe that if women ruled the world, we would live more peacefully; work more productively; govern more reasonably; learn more completely. Now I am not naive enough to believe that all women are cut from the cloth that would produce such lofty outcomes as listed […]
Day One Hundred Seventeen of 365 – Living Above Our Demons
The movie, Dr. Strange contains a quote I find deeply curious. It goes like this: “We never lose our demons . . . We only learn to live above them.” I grew up in a religious system that focused on demons being evil, dastardly beings who are fallen angels. I was taught that they could oppress, harass, deceive […]