BRAKES & GAS PEDALS

In the past, we have often written about the limitations of so called “binary thinking.” Such thought asks us to judge almost anything in one of two ways.  Right vs. wrong; truth vs lies; good vs. bad, etc.  We’ve previously stated that such a simple way of...

WHO IS DOING THE WORK?

“I hated the distance between us .It left me unbalanced – like parts of myself were fading. As a trainer and supervisor of therapists, I see that new practitioners are often faced with a perplexing dilemma. In their zeal to be successful and helpful to...

TWO LIVES

People who view their world at 50 the same as they did at 20, have wasted 30 years of their lives. Muhammed Ali Two Lives?In 1986, the movie The Natural was made, based upon a novel written by Bernard Malamud in 1952. The film was highly successful, based upon its...

OWN UP TO YOUR YUGO

What’s a Yugo? My readers, ages 50 and below, are probably asking that question. The Yugo was an imported vehicle from eastern Europe, becoming very popular initially, based upon its low selling price and the promise of good MPG. I say “initially” because the little...

10-80-10

Many years ago, a very good friend and mentor of mine passed away unexpectedly. His name was Glen, and he was a football coach. Many of us have an unfair tendency to see those of such occupations as intellectual lightweights, but Glen was an exception to that...