There are always some people in our lives that we find difficult to get along with, whether we encounter them at work, in outside groups or in our community. Despite our best efforts to the contrary, they just seem to get our goat and unpleasantly distract us from focusing on the task at hand.… Read More
We are living in a time of great social, political, and economic upheaval. A deadly pandemic, the likes of which we have not seen in 100 years, is sweeping the world. Political strife, the likes of which we have not seen since the Civil War, threatens our very form of government. These events seem to operate beyond our control. … Read More
Most likely the outcome of eighteen years of formal education, early September has always seemed much more to me like the beginning of a new year than January 1st does. While January 1st is just as dark and cold as December 31st was, by early September we are beginning to see evidence of a physical as well as emotional change … Read More
How would you rate yourself when it comes to taking chances? I don’t mean silly chances, like walking through the woods sampling every mushroom you may find, but considered growth opportunities. The concept of intentionally and willingly taking on challenges in your life that will afford growth opportunities. This is the topic I would like to examine today.… Read More
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens. – Carl Jung
One of the major problems of our hectic, fast-paced modern life is that we are very prone to lose our sense of perspective. … Read More
Dealing with emotional dependency is no laughing matter. Many good people are lonely and just want to find a good relationship for themselves, but their best efforts are met with repeated failure. Though each new relationship shows promise at first, they soon devolve into the familiar pattern of betrayal, hurt feelings, … Read More
Forgiveness, it has been said, is the key to happiness. As happiness is such an elusive commodity for so many of us, it seems like exploring a key to it might be a worthwhile endeavor.
Stress. Why is it that healthcare experts, feature newscasters, the AARP and our wives, families and friends always want to talk to us about stress? … Read More
While it serves no useful purpose to dwell too much upon our mortality, it serves even less purpose pretending we’re immortal. I think an unspoken denial of death, acting as if we’re not going to die, is a significant and under appreciated problem in modern life.… Read More