Posts on the importance of personal growth or becoming an individual.
After a gentle rain last night robins and blue jays are in my backyard turning over leaves and tilling the soil along the edge of the concrete patio and along the border of the flower bed. Why along the edges, I wonder to myself. Is this where the worms and grubs congregate after a rain?…
Thomas is a young man who wants to change the world, wants to make it a better place. He can’t understand why there is so much violence, cruelty and war. Why so much hate between people and nations? “I’m thinking of going into the Peace Corps when I get out of college,” he said. “I…
You were troubled and unhappy and so you sought therapy. Maybe you were depressed or couldn’t sleep. Maybe you were anxious or so distracted you couldn’t get anything done. Whatever your symptoms were, they motivated you to get help. You looked outside yourself for guidance and healing. In your therapy, if you were lucky, you…
Have you noticed how some things in your life come effortlessly, and other things, despite all your efforts, don’t seem to come at all? There are times when life just falls in place like the last few pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. And at other times it seems that the puzzle is missing pieces, or…
A woman committed a crime, but it was not until later that evening that she heard the dreaded knock upon her door. She opened it to two tall and burly policemen who did not hesitate inviting themselves in. “Your ex-husband was found dead in his home, Ms. Jones, a bullet wound to his head,” said…
In a letter, Carl Jung once wrote, “I consciously and intentionally made my life miserable because I wanted God to be alive and free from the suffering that man has put upon him by loving his own reason more than God’s secret intentions.” * “God’s secret intentions.” This describes the hidden calling and potentials that…
Zeus was the central god of Greek mythology, and Hermes was his messenger. If Zeus had something to tell mankind, Hermes delivered the mail. But Hermes was also a trickster–a poser of puzzles and weaver of riddles. His messages often left the recipient scratching her head. “What does this mean? If I read it this…
A male college student was struggling in his choice of careers. What he had in abilities he lacked in direction. Frustrated and somewhat depressed, he decided to let the universe decide the matter. He asked God for a sign, and was given one. “I was walking to my car when I found a book lying…
Your persona is the role that you play in social settings. It is how you want to be known or perceived by other people. As your “public face,” your persona represents only a part of who you are. The rest of you is hidden in its shadow, out of public view. In your dreams your…
Betty is 82 years-old and developing dementia. The clock that hangs on the wall of her room kept dropping its minute hand so I fixed it for her. Now the hands stay on but the time is off, sometimes by hours. Helen is 85 and lives down the hall from Betty. Her battery-operated clock is…