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"Guilt was not merely a weakness, it was misleading, casting one's entire life into doubt." - From Making Things Better by Anita Brookner. Guilt: Feeling Guilty? You are certainly not alone. Feeling Guilty is like suffering in the tight grasp of a python. Exaggerated guilt is a problem for a… Continue Reading
""To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."" - Lewis B. Smedes "When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that… Continue Reading
"Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern like bad wallpaper." - Friedrich Nietzsche "The family is one of nature's masterpieces." - George SantayanaFamilies are a group of people who have shared history together. When families spend time together it helps us have the opportunity to… Continue Reading
"A book should be an ax for the frozen sea within us." - Kafka "A room without books is as a body without a soul." - Cicero There are sooo many wonderful books. One of my favorite things is to pass on excellent book choices to other people. My home… Continue Reading
"I'm disappearing, avoiding most things." - Syd Barrett "Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being." -Paul TillichWe are amidst an epidemic of denial which is all about avoiding and deflecting. Denial is all about self deception. The world is indeed a scary place because there is soooo… Continue Reading
"It wasn't alcoholism, it was self-defense." from Freedom by Jonathan FranzenBeing defensive means the walls of the castle are high, the alligators are in the moat & it is very unlikely you can take in another point of view. Protecting your point of view is really all that matters. Where… Continue Reading
Confidence & Self-Esteem "Ask yourself; if there was no praise and no blame, who would you be then?" - from Resident Alien by Quentin Crisp Confidence & self-esteem begins when we are young. It is not constructed by receiving massive amounts of praise by parents and teachers. Instead it is… Continue Reading
"Old age is no place for sissies." - Bette Davis Caretaking the Caretakers: Caretakers, by their very nature, often forget to take care of themselves. Caretakers are so lopsided in selflessness, that they get lost in the needs of the other person. Many boomers are caretakers of aging parents. It… Continue Reading
"Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication -- particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other..." - Thor Heyerdahl Mental Health Online Resources: Alcohol Quiz - 20 questions on alcohol abuse or dependance screening for serious problems Alzheimer's… Continue Reading
Sex over the long haul is not mastered by many. Sex in America seems to be in the extremes, people are having it a lot or not at all. I've talked to many women over the years that label sex as a chore that they are too tired for. Men… Continue Reading
