Posts Categorized: Therapy
We continue today with my mini series on the three words that have woven themselves into much of my work of late: Curiosity, Compassion, and Courage. Today it’s COMPASSION’s turn. Merriam-Webster defines this noun as the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.” That’s fine. In fact, every definition of… more »
Another acronym has found me. They do that alot, from my use of CD (first for Cultural Differences, then for Civil Discourse) to my three Cs — curiosity, compassion, and courage — and to my new book LEAPFROG (How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era). What’s in my BAG? It’s how I’m… more »
There is an upside in all this. There is always an upside. Call it lemonade (from lemons). Call it accepting the unacceptable. Call it gratitude. It doesn’t matter what you call it; the trick is in recognizing there is an upside. And knowing there are generally quite a few. More time to spend with family?… more »
My friend, Vermonter Annika McCann, posted this photo of herself to her Facebook page recently under the heading, “This is my new day job.” Here’s her story In addition to my CBD business (Primal Botanical), I work as a nurse. In response to this novel coronavirus, my hospital hastily converted its day surgery… more »
That age old dichotomy: Fact vs. Opinion, Magic vs. Reality, Faith vs. Evidence, Religion vs. Science We’ve had these dichotomies forever it seems. Everyone knew where they stood and if there was any conflict over any of it, it was all fairly good natured (well except for those various eras when they were killing… more »
Last week’s post on What Makes A Good Blog Topic originally included THREE possibilities. At the last minute (well, I still had 23 minutes to go before it launched at midnight) I pulled this third one, wanting to see if it might not grow it into an actual post. Here’s how it originally went: I… more »
One of the benefits of self-publishing is that I can go back into my published book at any time and make it better. And, given my propensity to tweak, I have been doing that with LEAPFROG, the book that arose right here, nearly three years ago. From among the many tweaks I’ve done these… more »
As promised at the end of last week’s Weltschmerz post, this week we’re going to talk about how I’ve been coping. In short: some days are better than others. But, what consistently makes the biggest difference in my peace of mind has to do with where I’m putting my focus. Yes. FOCUS. When I focus… more »
Hello, It’s been nearly three months, which I find hard to believe. Last we talked, I explained my need for a “Spring Break.” Well, guess what — I’m now extending that into a Summer Break as well. Please be happy for me. In between the working and the playing, I’ve been writing — obsessed with… more »
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