Day One Hundred Fifty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Untold Stories!
I love stories! Whether they are told in song, poetry, books, movies or verbally, stories move me! Perhaps that is one of the reasons I became a therapist. I find the stories people live and share, fascinating! One of the best things about stories is that we all have them! If I love stories so […]
Day One Hundred Fifteen of 365 – Staying on Track!
Today is the final post in this series. It began with the idea that merely “thinking outside the box” means that we are still in the box. We simply “toss our ideas over the edge of our box” without necessarily engaging in the process of taking an idea to fruition. Living Outside the Box requires […]
Day One Hundred Twelve of 365 – Affirmation From Within, Part One
The ultimate success of any endeavor depends almost completely on the actions we take to realize our goal. Obviously there are things outside of our control; however, even when the unexpected plants itself firmly in front of us, blocking our pathway, more often than not the choices we make will determine the eventual outcome. Living […]
Day One Hundred Five of 365 – Life Can Be Good, Part 1
I have been writing and will continue for the several days, to write about Nine Steps to Success. I have already outlined Four Givens in life that point to realities all of us experience. The operative idea related to facing these Four Givens is found in the ways in which we face them. Instead of […]
Day Ninety-Six of 365 – The Best Advice
When visiting with students or clients in private practice, I often ask, “What is the single best piece of advice you’ve received?” I’m fascinated by the responses and quite frequently add some of those responses to my growing list of “Best Advice.” Advice generally comes from individuals – family, friends, colleagues, mentors, counselors, etc. It […]
Day Eighty-Two of 365 – From Awful to Action in Four Simple Steps
Do you know folks who tend to overreact to seemingly minor or innocuous events? They seem to go from zero to 100 in a matter of seconds when “100” is the worst case scenario – a catastrophe. Another word for this reaction is “awfulizing.” The Psychology Dictionary says that awafulizing “refers to an irrational and […]
Day Eighty-One of 365 – “Go On! I Dare You! Take A Stand!”
This particular snippet has its genesis in a couple of separate yet parallel pieces I’ve published in another place in the past. After reviewing these two thoughts, I felt compelled to combine them into one complete article. On this Eighty-First day of my 365 day writing challenge, I find myself drawn once again, to clarifying […]
Day Fifty-Eight of 365 – Unlearn What You Have Learned
Change is difficult. Change is inevitable. Change complicates. Change creates loss. Change is a constant. And sometimes . . . Change isn’t Change at all! What do I mean? Change isn’t change when nothing changes. When everything remains the same as it was before we began, Change isn’t change. When we continue to repeat what […]
Day Fifty of 365 – Labels Are Good For Products, But Not For People
On this Fiftieth Day of my 365 Day personal writing challenge, I found an obscure group of sentences I jotted down a number of years ago related to labels. When you hear the word “labels,” what comes to mind? The tag on the inside of your shirt? The slick paper wrapper attached to your favorite […]
Day Thirty-Seven of 365 – The Source of Resistance
So much talk about resistance these days! If we were to believe those who speak out against resistance, the reality would be that resistance is the pathway to destruction. There appears to be a popular position that views resistance as something to be eliminated. Further, those who espouse this position tend to label “resistance workers” as people devoid […]