For one moment our souls met our lives touched Oscar Wilde sitellite/util/snippets (code=f562f97657e3cc615dd1dcbceb97b63e) There’s something quite beautiful about the expressions and the embraces, the connection and community, the open arms and open hearts that are witnessed in this video, crossing language and culture. Hugging is healthy…undeniably. Powerful physiological, developmental effects. When hugged more, orphans gain …
The Connection
My computer is down…I’m struggling not to feel like I have lost my right arm and am working to get proper perspective on things. I use it to communicate with so many personally, at the counselling office, and at the university. I use it to remind me of what is coming up next, and what …
The Downside of "Comfortable"
It’s not always the worst thing to be uncomfortable. In fact, there is a place for discomfort. Not very sensitive-seeming words for a therapist to be writing in her blog, huh? Let me explain. A few weeks back I was at Costco and saw this winter running shirt in a super fancy fabric that holds …
Tulip Planting Gets an "Arthur"
I’ve got tulips on my brain from my last post. So, imagine my surprise as I was catching up on some podcasts, I heard a delightful story that caught my ear about the bulbs. Stewart McLean of the Vinyl Cafe was giving out his annual “Arthur” awards. The Arthur awards don’t have any monetary value, …
High school—A retrospective redo of memories
The high school reunion is over…but what fun we had. Highlights from my perspective: Major belly laughs. The things we did, the fun we had—from the perspective that the distance of years creates, the antics of youth seem quite silly indeed. There were practical jokes that even now seemed truly clever, but much of it …
Another successful “Transforming Destructive into Constructive”
Rod Minaker and our intern, Yok Knight, spent two Thursday evenings recently with 9 people who were willing to spend some time with others exploring their responsibility in the expression of anger. They did this at our Transforming Destructive into Constructive (TDC) Course. A lot of people have to come: The judge says, “Go, get …