by Snowman Therapist | May 23, 2016 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
“It is more rewarding to resolve a conflict than to dissolve a relationship.” – Josh McDowell In the process of teaching our graduate course in counseling theory, I re-encountered a term from Carl Gustav Jung. The word is “sygyzy,” and it has applications to...
by Snowman Therapist | Feb 26, 2016 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. Jackie Robinson A few days ago, news of the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia hit the news. Literally within minutes, the loss of a...
by Snowman Therapist | Feb 2, 2016 | Thoughts
“What if the way we perceive a problem is already part of the problem?” Zizek Life is a Rorschach Test Rorschach test- a psychological test in which subjects’ perceptions of inkblots are recorded using psychological interpretation, algorithms or both. It is generally...
by Snowman Therapist | Oct 20, 2015 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
As a young high school teacher, many years ago, I once made a highly unromantic observation to a class of senior psychology students. Attempting to make a point about relationships and stages of development, I observed the following: We will marry (or enter into a...
by Snowman Therapist | Oct 14, 2015 | Thoughts
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are stronger at the broken places. Ernest Hemingway Broken Crayons Can Still Color Beautiful Pictures It has been said that we make God laugh when we make plans. Think back to when you were old enough to start picturing...
by Snowman Therapist | Aug 12, 2015 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
To love a person is to see all of their magic, and to remind them of it when they have forgotten. When you take things for granted, the things you are granted, get taken. “Don’t Look Too Fast” Today, my lovely wife was having a bad day. Nothing major, she would...
