I'm writing this blog at this time of year at the risk of sounding cliche, but Thanksgiving this year really had me thinking about all I have to be grateful for in my life. This weekend's message at church really solidified that. In my line of work, I frequently talk to people about how to overcome their negative thoughts, as these can easily lead to self-defeating behavior. One of the best ways … [Read more...]
Patterns
October 3, 2011 by
Patterns are all around us, in both nature and human nature. When we are not naive to them, they can show us beauty or a master plan, they can help us discern whether to be in relationship with a given person, they can help us see whether we need to make behavioral or perceptual changes and so on. When talking to people about looking for patterns in the behavior of others, I take a little … [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...]
