What is Merit?

One of my earlier recollections about school involved my brother, Ray.  He was six years older than I and attended a parochial high school for boys.  It was generally acknowledged that he was the “brains” of our family and, predictably, always received...

TWO THOUGHTS: ONE OUTCOME

Those of you who are familiar with this author’s concept of “the Snowman” will understand this month’s message.  The Snowman reminds us that everything in our life, our actions and feelings, flow from certain ideas or beliefs that we hold.  But what happens...

ARE YOU PERFECT?

The title of today’s newsletter, obviously, must be a rhetorical question.  Everyone knows that there is no such thing as perfection.  There are no perfect people, situations, or…. relationships.   We know this.  Or do we? The psychologist,...

WHY?

Rise up and tackle the issue with enthusiasm! Since the advent of the counseling profession, therapists have been interested and fascinated by the “why”question.  Similarly, their clients were puzzled, and perhaps even plagued, by their own self-defeating...

DISMISSIVENESS: WHAT IS IT?

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Dismissiveness:  choosing to dismiss or reject someone or something; having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something regarded as...