So there’s always a lot of Facebook picture/meme’s going around, right? They usually have inspirational, or sappy messages. Some even have snarky messages that summarize how we feel towards “that person!” You know who I’m talking about there, right? That person is the person who we may be angry with but to whom we could…
In college I had the opportunity to be in a few plays. I was able to do some Shakespeare and a few other authors that to be honest, I forget. I enjoyed being able to play a few bigger roles and a few smaller roles. My favorite for the character sketches was the smaller roles….
I’m more interested in the meaning of funerals and the mourning that people do. It’s not a retail experiences. It’s an existential one. ~Thomas Lynch (23)
Recently, I asked a client what they believed about change. They shared this with me and gave me permission to share it with you. What I believe about change… Change involves risk. Change requires courage. Change requires an acceptance that you don’t have all of the answers. Change requires a desire to change. Change requires…
Restoring trust in a relationship can be one of the most difficult things that anyone has to do. Many people think that trust must be earned. I used to be one of those people. Now, I often urge people that ultimately, trust must be given. It can never be earned. That doesn’t mean it should…
You have to decide how you define success. This is how you will measure your life when you have spent it and make no mistake you're spending it. Every day, with every choice that you are making you are limiting yourself from other choices. And if you try to avoid that by not making any…
A common occurrence that happens all over the country in counseling offices every day is people wanting to be "happier." Almost every counselor asks the client, "How will you know when our time is done? What are your goals for counseling? A very common answer is that the client wants to be happier. Many of…
Life is an invitation to pain. When a person spends all of their time attempting to avoid that pain they usually create more pain. Think of a child being born. Think of the risk the parents are taking. (Incidentally, this is sometimes cited as a reason to not have kids). Think about marriage. We all…
Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. You can find part three here. Part four can be found here. This has been a fun series for me to write. I have had a lot of people contact me to tell me how much they agree. I have had some…
Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. You can find part three here. What has been the cause of this idea that everyone should win just for showing up? Certainly, part of it is good intentions. Of course, there is an old saying about the path to a certain…
