by snowmantherapy | Nov 6, 2020 | Behaviors
A core ritual of Alcoholics Anonymous is the reading of the “Serenity Prayer.” If some of my readers are cringing about an addiction lecture, STOP! Alcohol is not the topic of this missive, but the wisdom of the prayer is. Essentially, the Serenity Prayer asks us to...
by snowmantherapy | Aug 11, 2020 | Behaviors
We are our choices. Sartre Many years ago, a man named Gale Sayers wrote a book entitled, I am Third. Sayers’ book became popular, largely because of his fame as a professional football icon with the Chicago Bears. But the value of his writing was to be found in its...
by snowmantherapy | Jul 28, 2020 | Behaviors
Talent is its own expectation: you either live up to it or it waves a hankie, receding forever. David Foster Wallace What exactly is a gift? Let’s begin by moving away from wrapping paper, Amazon shopping, and Santa. What’s the definition of a gift? Actually, there...
by snowmantherapy | Jun 28, 2020 | Behaviors
The open-minded see the truth in different things; the narrow –minded see only the differences. AnonymousDuring the course of a recent discussion about current events, I referenced the parable of “the blind men from India and the elephant.” For those of you not...
by snowmantherapy | May 20, 2020 | Behaviors
“Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute; this is wrong,” it helps others do the same. SteinemWhen I was nine years old in 1954, I played on the first Little League baseball team inmy community of Edison Park, Chicago. Because little league was a...
by snowmantherapy | Apr 14, 2020 | Behaviors
Paragraph Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make each of us unique. D.B. Harrop Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make...
