Ideas on Mental Health & Meaning
We’re All a Little Broken
I never really liked that word in my counseling practice, "broken". It would seem to indicate that we all need to be "fixed" - or, worse, maybe that we can't be "fixed". Perhaps "damaged" fits better in my mind. However, you look at it, imperfect, flawed, damaged,...
Even Therapists Have Panic Attacks
And let me tell you, it was a doozy! I think I can recall about a half dozen or so "panic attacks" throughout my life, the first one being in college, or shortly after graduation. I put quotations around "panic attack", because once you understand them, it's not...
Be The GOAT
Did you catch "The Big Game" this weekend? Full disclosure, I'm writing this article well in advance of the game, so I don't know what's going to happen, or what DID happen, by the time you read this. But I am looking forward to watching it - and I'm hoping for an...
Are You Possessed by Your Work?
Are you possessed by your work? Or, another way I've heard this asked lately - "are you a slave to your own internal Pharaoh (or master)?" Obviously taken from a bit of Biblical reading. But the question seems to come from a lot of different angles lately - not just...
On the Meaning of Work
I was skimming through The Doctor and the Soul in preparation for an upcoming speech I'm giving at the 2021 Educating for Careers Conference, and remembered again how pertinent this information is right now - especially as many of us face frustrations and...
Golf, Mental Health, Education, & Work
What do golf, mental health, education, and work all have in common? (Other than being things I am very interested, and sometimes very active, in?) They are all institutions that once, or maybe still, believe that there is ONE WAY to do something right. But that is...
Be Greater Than Average
We are all unique and special individuals, with a specific task, or tasks, we are born to accomplish, ideally for the benefit of others and the transcendence of ourselves. We can begin that task by asking what life is asking of us, rather than what we should get from...
New Year +4 Days
We are four days in to the new year. Is it as different from the old year as you had hoped? If not. What are you doing about it? We can discover new meaning in our lives in a variety of ways - through engaging in creative acts of work or beauty; through experiencing...
What Will You Do With The New Year?
Usually, around this time of year, I write about resolutions, SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Based), or Meaningful ideas for the New Year. Sometimes I discuss taking the "suffering" of the previous year and using it to discover...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!
I hope you and your family have an "unprecedented" Christmas, and a "new normal" New Year! I can't believe, just a few years ago, I thought those were some really smart words or phrases. Using "unprecedented" in a sentence was a sophisticated way of saying "weird",...
What is Love?
Now, if you grew up in the 1990's, that question may have brought a vision of two sharply dressed gentlemen bobbing their heads, and you answered the question with, "Baby, don't hurt me..." And if you didn't grow up in the '90's, I'm sorry if you completely missed...
“Happy” Holidays!
I'm sure I've shared this many times, but it strikes me as an obvious idea when it comes to having a "Happy" holiday season: "Happiness cannot be pursued, it must ensue. One must have a reason to 'be happy'. Once the reason is found, however, one becomes happy...