“So, where are we going this time?” For me that is one of the most exciting ( freighted with possibilities and anticipation ) phrases that anyone can utter. I don’t care if it’s a walk, a car ride, a train… Continue Reading
I am so tired. Seriously, so tired. My daughter graduated from high school a week ago today, and I’m still exhausted. I’m just not cut out for this all night partying anymore, know what I mean? I know what you’re… Continue Reading
You might think because I write this column and I’ve been a therapist all my life, that I have my stuff together. Ha! I wish that were true. There is no doubt that I have learned a great deal about… Continue Reading
From Shaw’s “Pygmalion” to “Fifty Shades of Grey,” we, as audiences, love to see confirmed bachelors or bachelorettes inveigled into marriage. The more louche or outré the singleton the better. It somehow ratifies the sweetness, rightness and inevitability of our… Continue Reading
A few days ago, a thick manila envelope landed on my desk, filled with top secret stuff. It’s one of the wonderful privileges of being on the inside track at the Cascade Theatre, getting the scoop on the upcoming season… Continue Reading
“One can be conscious of the limits of everything except one’s own consciousness.” Steven Hayes It’s a toss-up which I love more – therapy or teaching – but what I love the most about each of them are the people… Continue Reading
Climate Change is bearing down on us, accelerating month by month. Simply put, it’s all about carbon in the atmosphere. Carbon up = global warming; Carbon down = global cooling. Scientific surveys prove that rising carbon emissions are changing normal… Continue Reading
When I was about to move to Scotland someone asked innocently, “Are you going to have to learn to speak Scottish?” I blinked a bit at that, and the next question was, “Did I just say something really dumb?” We… Continue Reading
I know where I was. Just like the day JFK was shot, and just like 9/11, we’re all going to remember exactly where we were and what we were doing last Wednesday. That was the day we all thought a… Continue Reading
From January to April of this year, I taught a nine-week class at First United Methodist Church based on The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris. As I previously explained, Harris helps us understand how our efforts to “get happy” are… Continue Reading
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