I get asked a lot by my friends, students interested in becoming a therapist, and even people I just met how I keep my work as a therapist separate from my home life. They wonder how I can hear so many problems and pain all day and not have it affect me afterward. Well, first of all, not all of Read more…
One morning while I was jogging, I was listening to a podcast. I like listening to podcasts occasionally while I jog because I have a lot of time to think when I run, and I find that running provides a great setting for me to think as much as I want. One part of this particular podcast talked about explorers Read more…
Similar to Buddhist thought, I’ve tried to practice in my life (more successful at times than others) the thought that life is a series of moments. Actually, I like to think of them as perfect moments. They’re not necessarily happy all the time–sometimes they are painful–but they are still perfect. It is paying attention to the present. To focus on Read more…
This isn’t the post that I intended to submit this week. Usually I write a post a couple of weeks in advance and refine it until it’s time to post. If you are reading this today, apparently I had a moment of courage to post it! A series of events have happened over the past few days that put me Read more…
“Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl, emphasis added. I have yet another problem in life: I am so indecisive. I can go to the store to buy something, spend over an hour comparing Read more…
