“Things happen. That’s all they ever do.” Taylor Goldsmith “Toward the end of his life, the Buddha took his disciples to a quiet pond for instruction. As they had done so many times before, the Buddha’s followers sat in a… Continue Reading
“But the times when we were happy Were the times we never tried.” -Jackson Browne Recently, my wife and I spent 24 continuous hours traveling from Hilton Head Island to Charleston, South Carolina to Charlotte, North Carolina to Los Angeles… Continue Reading
“Yes, the answer lies within So why not take a look now?” Cat Stevens I was about 16 or 17 when I awakened to the fact I was sleeping. And by sleeping, I mean a kind of spiritual snooze. I… Continue Reading
“Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.” They were an older couple, in their 50s. She was a receptionist and he was a security guard, both with alcoholic histories, but thanks to AA and perseverance,… Continue Reading
Each man’s death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. John Donne I was about 10 years old when I first saw death. It was 1966 and I was in Sunday school at Bruen Chapel, a Methodist church in… Continue Reading
Why is it so hard to “get happy?” If there is one common trait that all humans share, it is the desire to feel good, not bad. We seek contentment, fulfillment, satisfaction and peace. For many of us, it is… 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
“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
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
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about language, ideas, even the phrase each other doesn’t… Continue Reading
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