by snowmantherapy | Jul 24, 2018 | Behaviors, Thoughts
If you want something you’ve never had, then you’ve got to do something you’ve never done. Back to the Burning Barn? I was recently asked to review a book written by one of my former students, Tanya Bankston. Her compelling tale is one of personal change and...
by snowmantherapy | Jul 6, 2018 | Behaviors
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle As most of my readers know, the opening and closing quotes in my newsletters amplify or comment upon the main body’s content without being the subject of the missive,...
by snowmantherapy | Jun 12, 2018 | Behaviors
Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self. Dean Jackson A Most Engaging Talent As a professional counselor, I’ve spent much of my life listening. If a caricaturist at a carnival were asked to draw counselors, the artist...
by snowmantherapy | Feb 22, 2018 | Behaviors
“We can talk about making a difference, or we can make a difference.” Anonymous Unknown Power of Simple Acts Last week, I vented my spleen at the expense of our self- indulgent electorate. I must admit that doing so provided a cathartic benefit for me but probably...
by snowmantherapy | Feb 21, 2018 | Behaviors
Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it’s addressed to someone else. Ivern Ball FLORIDA HAS US REELING It’s February 15. One day after the latest in a disturbingly common event in America’s schools; the mass killing of high school students, a...
by snowmantherapy | Feb 15, 2018 | Behaviors
CEO’s are hired for their intellect and business expertise and fired for their lack of emotional intelligence (Interpersonal Intelligence). Daniel Goleman The Key to Most Success My wife and I are justifiably proud of both of our adult children. Although Anita...
