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Life is defined by the choices we make. Like a lunch counter menu with too many terrific options or an election where we end up voting between two uninspiring candidates; choices can be a tricky business to figure out. This is why lots of practice in making choices really matters.… Continue Reading
We are the only country in the world established with the right to pursue happiness as a constitutional tenet. That may be part of why Americans are so determined to find happiness. I think it’s why we chomp through our natural resources at a higher rate than everyone else. Pushed… Continue Reading
People who suffer from exaggerated guilt often erase decades of their life by feeling bad. They act as guilty as if they had murdered someone and belong in prison. They build a prison for themselves of twisted ideas. I’ve watched many lovely women from Pittsburgh, whose hearts are strong and… Continue Reading
People get stuck in grief. People get stuck in affairs. People get stuck in resentments. People get stuck in depression. People get stuck in their fears. People get stuck in a lack of action. People get stuck in being self-absorbed. People get stuck in feeling life lacks meaning. Before you… Continue Reading
This is another of the great books in my life. It’s about chance, the power of choices and the courage to be found in living ordinary lives. It improves your relationship with yourself to think about all these things that are the stuff of life. His characters have depth and… Continue Reading
Great parenting is about seeing the true uniqueness of your child. Seeing who they are as an individual, different from who you might have imagined they would end up being. Our favorite five-year old is Emma, the daughter of a woman who works part-time for my husband. Emma’s mother told… Continue Reading
Expectations have a way of snarling up all relationships. We have ideas of who partners are supposed to be & of who we should be. We have ideas of who our children should be (SAFE roars in the heads of those who parent adolescents) and of who we will be… Continue Reading
Low self-esteem is definitely connected to a lack of practice in making choices. "Go along to get along" has to be a choice, unique to a situation, instead of a life style. If it becomes a life style, you will lose track of who you are. Many people arrive in therapyidea… Continue Reading
Thinking about ourselves in terms of decades is not merely a luxury only for the old. It improves our relationship with ourselves to gain some perspective about the decades when you're young. It's important to understand that while life can be very hard there is more to look forward to.… Continue Reading
[caption id="attachment_1173" align="aligncenter" width="470" caption="Split Rock,South Island New Zealand"][/caption] There is so much suspicion surrounding new people becoming part of the family. In the 50's there was even suspicion about people of different religions. It's scary for parents because they don't participate in the choice. It's sad that there is… Continue Reading
