Termination. Such a strong, violent-sounding word. I have noticed in conversations with non-therapists that using this word flippantly can cause one of those head cocked to the side, one eyebrow raised, lips pursed and pulled slightly to the side looks on the other person’s face. I can only imagine that they think my alter-ego is Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. Read more…
The technological era that we live in is praised one moment and cursed the next.There were fears early on in the development of the internet that on-line chat rooms were going to be the downfall of civilized society because people would have no contact with each other. Now, what we’re finding out is that most people use instant messaging and Read more…
Have you ever been called out on something? You know what I am talking about, right? That moment when someone looks at you and says, “really?” I am fairly confident that at least one person is nodding their head right now. I have been called out. In fact, I have been called out so many times that I couldn’t even Read more…
I Was walking to my neighborhood train and looking around at the stony pebbles, construction, and crumbling sidewalk. I live in an industrial part of Brooklyn and it is nothing like where I stayed on my short visit last May. I sat idly at cafes, walked around beautiful neighborhoods and splurged a little because it felt like a vacation. I Read more…
