Talking about something helps. Just talking about it may not seem to have much power to change our life situation for the better, but words are all we have. Do not underrate or underestimate the positive effect of simply talking through something with a trusted other. My life can be viewed as a series of […]
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Loving and Controlling are at Odds
Loving and controlling are at odds with each other. In fact, love is a letting go, not a controlling of loved ones. We seek to control more from fear and frustration than love. Love and fear do not work well together, either; they cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Love demands a […]
The Value of Optimism
Do not underrate the value of optimism, especially during these dark and tenuous days. An optimist has been defined as one who believes things cannot get worse. I don’t like that definition, for being a short-termed pessimist but long-term optimist, that definition would render me a fool, and optimism foolish. And optimism is anything but […]
Love is All That Really Matters
Love is all that really matters. That is something we are all surely feeling with our heightened concern for the well-being of loved ones. And that is what I told a high school student some time back in a memorable exchange, which began when she asked me an intriguing question out of the blue. The […]
Now is the Time to Cherish
If ever there was a time, now is the time to cherish. Cherish life and each other. Cherish children and pets. Cherish birds and soft breezes. Cherish blue skies and starry nights. Also cherish yourself and the miracle of you being at all. One of our greatest capabilities is to cherish, to treasure in the […]
The is a Hero in Each of Us
There is a hero in each of us. Each of us is capable of real courage, strength, and nobility. Each of us can strive to do what everyone would like to do, but do not, due to lack of faith, commitment and perseverance. In our culture we hold athletes, actors, and the like in highest […]
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