Most of us have some form of structure in our life. Defined by obligations, responsibilities, occupation and daily habits. So what does it mean to be disciplined in these roles? And what is discipline? It’s broadly defined as “controlled behavior,” which we know can be a tightly wound regimen, which risks becoming obsession, and can [...]
Too much information running through my brain . . . Too much information makes me insane. ~ Sting, the English musician He’s right — Too Much Information can be just too much! Taking the I out of TMI (Too Much Information) is a word of advice not just in person, but especially in today’s technological age. We need to think [...]
In my house we decided to give up coffee for a while to explore any differences in our bodies without it. My husband started making me tea every morning so I figured I’d better find out what in the world I was drinking. I call it “spice tea” he calls it “herb tea.” It’s [...]
A man came into my office profoundly fearful of death and his own mortality. He felt surrounded by loss: his parents passed away; a couple of close friends had recently died. Even down-turns at work and hits to his personal finances were losses that deepened his fear and foreboding. He couldn’t stop crying when he [...]
Many of us are at the stage of life where we can still indulge in some denial about aging or its successor, old age. What is undeniable, however, is the increasing number of annoyances from aches and pains in your body that detract from the quality of daily life. They can be transient – moving [...]
Did you see what color the sky was today? Did you allow yourself to really savor the taste of something? Did you look into another’s eyes? Did you smile for no apparent reason? If you did any or all of these, guess what? You were feeling grateful. “When I started counting my blessings my [...]
Cinnamon is one of the beautiful expressions nature has given us for pleasure as well as for health and healing. When the brown bark of the cinnamon tree is dried, it rolls into a tube known as a “quill” (cinnamon stick), which can be ground into a powder. Cinnamon is found everywhere, in an array [...]
One of the primary reasons my clients come for therapy is because they are struggling with, or suffering from existential angst, (the anxiety of the possible meaninglessness of their existence), wondering: What is my purpose? Why am I here? What am I suppose to do now? This inquiry is often prompted by a transition [...]
Have you had that birthday yet which made you suddenly realize that you really are getting older? I don’t mean older in a decrepit, breaking down way. I mean older in a wiser, stronger, and more mature way. I had discovered that I had reached that phase during my recent 60th birthday “initiation by storm” [...]
Patterns are the behaviors that make you say, “Why do I always do this?” At times, they can feel like the fabric of who you are. In reality, patterns are just learned habits, and we can change them to feel better about ourselves. Through sustained focus and inner reflection, you can understand the past, and [...]