"Everything but the problem"
“Everything but the problem” is a phrase I came up with several years ago for when people are so in denial that they can only see everything/everyone else as the problem (and spend so much time on those things) instead of addressing the real problem. Funny thing is is that
Continue Reading →"Hymn 101"—An Anthem for All Us Real People
For all of us who try so hard and fail… and still try… just to be known, to be seen, I submit to you this hymn that my brother shared with me. Hymn 101Joe Pug Yeah I’ve come to know the wishlist of my father.I’ve come to know the shipwrecks where he wished.I&#
Continue Reading →Teleheath—Giving Clients Greater Choice
Just did guest interview via Skype for a social work graduate class on the pros and cons of using telehealth in rural settings. I did a tally and found I have/have had clients I have worked with remotely (i.e., via phone, vid, chat) in 13 states, and 5 countries: USA:Arizona, Californ
Continue Reading →My Daily Pre-Thanksgiving Gratitude List (updated daily)
Today, Nov 11th on Veteran’s Day I’m thankful for the veterans I know personally: My dad: George S. Miller, Army, Vietnam My brother Benjamin J. Sherman, Air Force My father-in-law: Warner B. Poppleton, Navy My friend: Rod Morgan, Army, Korea My friend and colleague: Jason
Continue Reading →Self-Mastery Tip: Feel, Align, Delight = Peace
A friend just shared this quote with me which I believe is at the heart of developing self-mastery: “There is nothing to attain, just feeling, delighting, and aligning.” —The Heart of Transformation, by John Friend (Anusara Yoga) Right on! Some scriptures came to mind in r
Continue Reading →Parenting Tip: "Children Will Listen" sung by Mandy Patinkin
Children Will ListenStephen Sondheim, Into the WoodsSung by Mandy Patinkin Careful the things you sayChildren will listenCareful the things you doChildren will see and learn Children may not obey,but children will listenChildren will look to youfor which way to turnTo learn what to be
Continue Reading →Self-Mastery: The Wolves Inside You
An elder Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me.. it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. “One wolf represents fear, anger, …envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentmen
Continue Reading →Self-Mastery: The Wolves Inside You
An elder Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me.. it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. “One wolf represents fear, anger, …envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentmen
Continue Reading →Why compassion for other’s weaknesses, shortcomings and faults?
Why compassion for other’s weaknesses, shortcomings and faults? I just read a simple and good answer in Catching Fire (2nd book in The Hunger Games trilogy, p.32): “Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them.” Too often
Continue Reading →Why compassion for other’s weaknesses, shortcomings and faults?
Why compassion for other’s weaknesses, shortcomings and faults? I just read a simple and good answer in Catching Fire (2nd book in The Hunger Games trilogy, p.32): “Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them.” Too often
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