“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Blaise Pascal in 1654 Everywhere we look, there is another distraction, often we creating our own diversion. Every moment is filled with something from music to videos to games to work. We
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” —Socrates Change is often feared and resisted, but it shakes us out of our ruts. It challenges us to adapt, to be stronger in
"Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made.” —Bill Watterson, cartoonist and creator of Calvin and Hobbes We often think in terms of the future even during the best of times,
“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” ― David W. Augsburger Many clients have asked how to better connect with their kids and spouses. Adults ask how to have good conversations with their parents, especially
“I’ve been letting other people decide who I am. I am who I am because of someone else. That sucks. It’s not my happiness, but someone else’s." This quote is from a client who realized almost everyone else was determining her value and worth. The idea
“It seems sometimes that all people see are the grades.” That’s what a young client said to me one Friday afternoon. I was struck by the gravity of that statement and his recognition of being overlooked as a person. In short, he didn’t feel he
“Time doesn’t erase the demons you don’t see.” --Oblivion by Shinedown An adolescent complained to me recently how unfair their teacher was, especially in terms of expectations. I pressed the student to tell me why this bothered them. As with many of us, it was hard.
