ADDICTION: BENEFITS & CONSEQUENCES

Over my years as a counselor, much of my professional life has been spent in dealing with those suffering from some form of negative addiction. These present in various ways:  alcohol, gambling, or other drugs.  We can harm ourselves with food, compulsive shopping,...

SNAPSHOT

To be human is to have a collection of memories that tells you who you are and how you got there.  Baldwin A few days ago, I had the chance to spend some time with our son.  He has a demanding career and a family of his own, so our opportunities for relaxed,...

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. Harold Wilson In the middle of a meeting  today, my client’s seemingly casual remark led me to ask an apparently irrelevant question.  I...

WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING?

We don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are.   ]. Diaz Thankfully, most of us are blessed with good vision.  Reading glasses aside, we awaken each morning with a clear picture of our surroundings.  Our eyes allow us to read, drive, and avoid...