The following post was originally written a couple of weeks ago for my personal blog. I wanted to share it here because it will provide some background for next week’s post as well as explain a few of the childhood experiences that helped shape the therapist I am today. By tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be heading back to Indiana to be Read more…
Similar to writing in your journal only when you’re sad or there’s something “big” to write about, I feel like I have been posting on more heavy topics as of late. In efforts to give credit to the other parts of life where it’s due, I want to focus a post on things that keep me afloat and put a Read more…
For Every Woman by Nancy R. Smith, copyright 1973 Courtesy of Workplacespirituality.info For every woman who is tired of acting weak when she knows she is strong, there is a man who is tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable. For every woman who is tired of acting dumb, there is a man Read more…
Similar to Buddhist thought, I’ve tried to practice in my life (more successful at times than others) the thought that life is a series of moments. Actually, I like to think of them as perfect moments. They’re not necessarily happy all the time–sometimes they are painful–but they are still perfect. It is paying attention to the present. To focus on Read more…
“Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl, emphasis added. I have yet another problem in life: I am so indecisive. I can go to the store to buy something, spend over an hour comparing Read more…
