by Snowman Therapist | Dec 15, 2016 | Behaviors
Man’’s Mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension. Oliver Wendell Holmes It is well documented among those who know me that I owe everything I have in life to my wife: a career, a wonderful family, a home, etc. all flow from our growth...
by Snowman Therapist | Dec 8, 2016 | Thoughts
The problem in my life and other people’s lives is not the absence of knowing what to do but the absence of doing it. Peter Drucker By now, my readers are familiar with the metaphor of the Snowman. It’s injunction that our thoughts generate our behaviors and,...
by Snowman Therapist | Nov 15, 2016 | Behaviors
One of the classic ways of defining and describing the nature of relationships among couples, work colleagues and within family structures is the “dance metaphor.” To fully appreciate it, imagine the following: You and your companion are sitting around a...
by Snowman Therapist | Sep 22, 2016 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
“It is not what you look at that matters. It is what you see.” Thoreau As I observe the events of the day, I’m reminded of the old parable describing several blind men from India who encounter an elephant. So the story goes, each man experienced a...
by Snowman Therapist | Aug 17, 2016 | Thoughts
When we were young children, one of the most offensive labels that one kid could plant on another was “tattletale.” The tattletale was the snotty brownnose who couldn’t wait to tell the teacher about some playground misdemeanor. Or it was a sibling who tattled about...
