“There is no self-image that doesn’t have a wall and no self-image that doesn’t entail suffering. Not only do you have your own walls, but there are also walls you project onto other people, the images you have of them… Continue Reading
“Ten thousand words swarm around my head Ten million more in books written beneath my bed. Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different. We love to talk on things we don’t know about.” The Avett Brothers At the moment,… Continue Reading
“Useful as it is under ordinary circumstances to say that the world exists ‘out there’ independent of us, that view can no longer be upheld.” -John Archibald Wheeler American theoretical physicist What is real? We think we know. But does… Continue Reading
“We realize–often quite suddenly–that our sense of self, which has been formed and constructed out of our ideas, beliefs and images, is not really who we are. It doesn’t define us, it has no center.” Adyashanti When I was a… Continue Reading
“I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold.” -Neil Young As a psychologist for the last 35 years, it has been my honor to sit with my fellow humans as they struggle to make sense of the puzzles that… Continue Reading
“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every… Continue Reading
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to… Continue Reading
In the last few columns, I have been discussing concepts of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as presented by Russ Harris in his book, The Reality Slap. ACT is a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy that helps us develop psychological flexibility. ACT… Continue Reading
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama I have been counseling people since I was in high school, in the early 70s, after which I took a break for a few years to hitchhike around this country,… Continue Reading
“Oh you can judge the whole world on the sparkle that you think it lacks. Yes, you can stare into the abyss, but it’s starin’ right back.” Taylor Goldsmith In my clinical practice and in the class I am currently… Continue Reading
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