Ellen and I spend a lot of time wondering about things that some people call psychological or spiritual. Like, I was making lunch today and I thought, “Wow, when we die and don’t have bodies anymore, we won’t have anything to worry about. It seems like it will be all about connecting.” Ellen said, “No […]
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Entitlement vs. Expectation
Frequently a shift in perspective is needed to let go of a painful relationship with life. Life just is what it is. We are the ones who attach meaning to these realities by how we learn or come to believe these things can or should relate to us. Everything in life exists for its own […]
A Plague of Narcissism
This is more of a rant than an actual newsletter, but increasingly the stories I am hearing from patients tells me there is a plague of narcissism sweeping our country. It is not that there has not been a generous load of narcissism within certain sectors of our society forever (like politics), but there seems to have […]
Entitlement
Hi , Over and over I hear a common complaint from patients regarding entitlement behaviors by their kids, relatives, or people in general. Politically this is becoming a hot topic that is seriously dividing the nation as the producers and the consumers in society build increasing resentments with each other. Historically this divide has toppled […]