“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” Thich Nhat Hanh Sometimes when my mind tells me I have achieved a higher level of spiritual maturity, life and circumstance have a way of bringing me back to earth.… Continue Reading
Whether you are a Christian or not, if you’ve studied the Gospels of the New Testament in the Christian Bible, you must admit the teachings of Jesus are profound. Ideas like loving your enemy, turning the other cheek, loving your… Continue Reading
I may not know what I am talking about. It is possible. I mean, how would I know for sure? Since my own brain filters reality for me, how would I know if my filter was faulty? I can’t answer… Continue Reading
When I sit with my clients, I often keep in mind that each of us has two of them. Two minds, I mean. We may have a single brain but within that 3 pound mass is room for the whole… Continue Reading
Usually when we say those words to someone, they have a critical, blaming tone. Especially if the word “Just” comes in front of the phrase. Our intent is to reduce another person to their rightful size. Wake them up to… Continue Reading
I mentioned to our mutual benefactor, the generous and lovely Doni, who brings wit, intelligence and humor to our lives, that I was an idiot. She disagreed, but I’m still not so sure. Anyway, I have been “away” from my… Continue Reading
In the summer of 1980 when I was accepted into the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology (SOPP), I was initially stunned, thrilled and ecstatic, and then incredulous, anxious and terrified. It was a dream come true but as… Continue Reading
This morning as I write this, I am grateful. I am grateful to Doni for allowing me to join the News Café team and I am grateful that respondents to my first blog were kind. I am a clinical psychologist. … Continue Reading
Deep down, many of us often wish we felt “happy” all the time, or at least more often than we do. Who enjoys feeling badly? Most of us long to be at peace and content.
At some level we know this is unrealistic and yet we strive for it. And when we fail, as we invariably do, we not only feel badly; we feel badly about feeling badly.
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