Everyone needs boundaries. Boundaries are the limits you set in your life to take care of yourself mentally and physically. Boundaries require assertiveness and the recognition of one's own emotional and psychological limits. Some people confuse assertiveness with aggressiveness and, as a result, don't set the boundaries they need to take care of or even protect themselves. Many people, in fact, … [Read more...]
Everything Happens for a Reason
August 21, 2011 by
We find joy in knowing that good things happen to good people. What is more difficult to swallow is knowing that bad things also happen to good people. As a Christian, I believe that God is in control of everything. Most believers have little trouble acknowledging that God creates good in their lives. Some of those same believers, though, do not believe that he has a role in the bad things that … [Read more...]
Perception is Reality
August 15, 2011 by
Anais Nin, a writer and diarist who lived from 1903 to 1977, said, "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." Call it "selective seeing," but each man's perception is that man's reality. In a sense, that's what makes the world go 'round. This can be problematic in our relationships and life in general, though, if that perception contradicts another's with whom we have to … [Read more...]
What Goes Around, Comes Around
August 6, 2011 by
There are lots of phrases related to the idea that what goes around, comes around. My personal favorites come from the Bible. One of these is what's known as The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do to you (Luke 6:31, NIV). There's also the notion described in Galatians 6:7 that a man reaps what he sows. Indian religions refer to it as Karma, based on the concept that an action or … [Read more...]
Why the Lighthouse?
July 23, 2011 by
Many have asked why my business image is a lighthouse. The lighthouse has long been a symbol of hope. I believe that hope is crucial to the therapy process and motivates progress. Hope can be easy to spot... or it can be quite difficult to find, having more of a "Where's Waldo?" quality... Beyond that, the path to hope can take many forms. Some paths can be quite easy to … [Read more...]
Here We Go…
July 12, 2011 by
Welcome to my website! It's definitely a work-in-progress, and any feedback or input is appreciated. Like many things, creating this site has been fun and challenging at the same time--I have kind of a love/hate relationship with it right now! This is most certainly not my lane, but I'm trying to expand my horizons. : ) I'm not sure of the format my blog will take--that sounds so strange, I never … [Read more...]
