by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 3, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Work / Career
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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 27, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness
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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 20, 2020 | Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 13, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 29, 2020 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
In this “unprecedented” time, maybe we look to celebrate an “unprecedented” holiday season. As I wrote last week – we get to choose. As much as I try not avoid the materialistic culture that surrounds the Christmas and the holiday...
