My dad, Darwin Thomas, has been gone forty years this month, dying at the age of 56. I was 30 when he passed away. He departed this life the year […]
I happened upon this essay written by actor Anthony Hopkins a couple of years ago. It resurfaced this week, and today I felt the need to reflect on his wisdom. […]
I was not happy this morning. Everywhere I turned I snagged my emotional little toe; I encountered decisions I didn’t want to make, situations I couldn’t control, moments of frustration. […]
Some of the saddest things I heard from people I counseled during my 45+ years sitting in the helper’s chair involved what other mental health professionals had said to our […]
I generally move quite easily from indirect to direct to very direct communica-tion when a person doesn’t “get” the fact they’re imposing on me.(1) So I thought I’d offer some […]