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Valentine’s Day is upon us…shiny pink and red hearts are decorating the windows of stores and TV and magazines are suggesting gifts for our beloved. I can still remember Valentine’s Day in elementary school and the excitement and anticipation of opening up my special little box of valentines and somehow I still get that excited [...]
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. – Albert Einstein Seek first to understand. – Steven Covey My boss Mike was in a snit the other day. The new biller he hired was not working out and we therapists were not getting our payments from the insurance companies. [...]
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. -Victor Frankel Between stimulus and response my brother-in-law Neil, diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), chose to live in joy. He chose to connect with family and friends [...]
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. –Buddhist saying I am a psychotherapist. I have the sacred privilege of witnessing the process of growth and transformation in my clients. It is holy work as I watch my clients move beyond limiting beliefs and learn to live more masterfully. My hope for them is that they become [...]
My husband and I have long been fans of Middle Eastern restaurants. We love the wonderful, innovative dishes, the flavorful seasonings and the hospitality and friendliness of the Middle Eastern people. We feel lucky to live in a diverse area like Metro Detroit and marvel that despite our political differences we live together in peace [...]
While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” ~Angela Schwindt I am often accused of being childish. I prefer to interpret that as child-like. I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things. I tend to exaggerate and fantasize and embellish. I still listen to [...]
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world. -Buddha Sticks and Stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. –childhood rhyme I am in the midst of the days of awe…the 10 days of the Jewish New Year, [...]
The greatest gift you can give yourself is joy, not only because of the feeling that goes with it at the moment, but because of the magnificent experience it will draw to you. It will produce wonders in your life. -Jack Boland Joy springs from within; no one makes you joyous; you choose joyfulness. –Anonymous [...]
People don’t need fixing or lecturing. The most basic human need is to feel understood. When we are listened to we feel heard and cared about…..it allows us safety and helps us to understand ourselves better and to expand into who we really are. –Brenda Strausz Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative [...]
If you allow someone to be who they are and they allow you to be who you are, then that’s Love ♥. Anything else is torture. ~ Ra Uru Hu As a therapist I often hear, “If only he or she would do this or that, I would be so much happier.” No matter how [...]
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