by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas! I hope you give yourself some time to enjoy these next few days with friends, family, and loved ones. Take a moment to enjoy good food and fellowship. Embrace the traditions of your family, culture, or religion. Take stock of the past year, the good...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! I don’t know about you, but this is one of my favorite times of the year – a nice long weekend, friends, family and good food, minimal expectations other than choosing your side of the “Black Friday” debate, and a...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 7, 2018 | Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality, Substance Abuse, Uncategorized
“There is no enlightened one. There is only the one who is seeking further enlightenment. Proper Being is process, not a state; a journey, not a destination. It’s the continual transformation of what you know, through encounter with what you don’t...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Pet the dog and scratch his ears or push him away so I can get back to work? Put money in the kids lunch account or lecture them about the folly of irresponsibility? Check my email, social media, text messages or anything else or get back to work writing? Go to my...
by anewdirection | May 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
“What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you..” Not only our experiences, but all we have done, whatever great thoughts we may have had, and all we have suffered, all this is not lost, though it is past; we have brought it into being....
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Mar 18, 2018 | Meaning, Mental Health, Uncategorized
Maybe it is. I’m honestly not sure anymore. And really, that’s not my role. Whether it is or isn’t about gun control is not my area of expertise. What I do know is that we face an existential vacuum as traditional morals and values continue to...
