One of my Jewish friends gave me a very special compliment week during Hanukkah. Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights celebrating the miracle of one day of candle oil lasting eight days. The occasion of the miracle was the recapturing the Holy Temple of Jerusalem from the Greeks (2nd century […]
Thriving
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It is remarkable to me sometimes to observe the resiliency of plants. How every once in a while, we find a plant clinging to life where is shouldn’t. It finds a crack or crevice in which the seed lands and finds just enough soil to begin the life cycle again. […]
It’s not about turkey, or mashed potatoes, or cranberry sauce. It’s about being grateful for what you have and what you have been through. Giving thanks, or having gratitude shows a deeper appreciation for your own life experiences and being profoundly impacted by the implications of subtle and not so […]
“Get a grip” is and idiom that admonishes us to seize control of ourselves. This is usually used when someone else can observe that we have lost some element of emotional control. At various times in our lives we lose our grip on what is going on with us and […]
I had the amazing pleasure of seeing the mega rock band, Def Leppard, in concert a couple of weeks ago. It was the final show of the tour and they put on a spectacular finish as a celebration of life and music. The drummer, Rick Allen, continues to be an […]
The head, the heart, the gut. We all have some experience with thinking from these different areas and making decisions based on different criteria. Recent research has shown distinctions in the human nervous system in these three areas are enough to warrant deeper questions as to the nature of our […]
In 2017, I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Japan in order to promote the translation of my book, Courage to Thrive. We visited many cities and met with amazing people everywhere we went. The reception was heartwarming and my memories of Japan will fill my soul with happiness […]
In nearly every therapy session I have conducted throughout my career as a psychologist, there comes a moment in the conversation where a deeper question is asked. Something to the effect of, “and why do you think that is?” “what is the source of that feeling?” or “why do you […]
Do you know why hummingbirds hum? Because the don’t know the words to the song! Ok, bad joke, and very old. There is something so interesting and seemingly spiritual about this smallest creature of the avian world. They fly as if by magic, their wings forming an infinity pattern as […]
What if wealth was perishable? A simple question, but it suggests that our attitudes and behaviors would change if it were true. What we value (things) would also change. In tribal days (every culture had them if you go back far enough), wealth was measured in the ability to produce. […]