Life is an improvisation
2 December 2020
I’m sure you’re familiar with the sardonic old saw, “Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans.” Control of the future is an illusion,
I’m sure you’re familiar with the sardonic old saw, “Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans.” Control of the future is an illusion,
I’ve written before about the Victim Triangle, the construct that keeps all of us Victims as we cycle through the roles of Persecutor, Rescuer and
Last month I wrote about the rewards of dwelling in silence. That virtue does not suggest that your voice be silenced. Your opinions deserve to
A rare commodity of our political climate today is quietude. And because it is a rarity, the silence is worth a great deal. The noise,
This coronavirus pandemic is a once in a lifetime event. After five months of sheltering in place and social distancing it’s no wonder we wake
My husband, Howard, posts a weekly Op Ed in the ChicagoNow Blog. Perhaps, being married to a therapist, his sub-conscious took over when he wrote
Integrity versus despair is the last stage of Eric Erikson’s theory of development. If one is fully matured, he posits, the result is wisdom, a
“All tours to Asia have been cancelled until January 2021” read the email. It was a stunning disappointment: our trip had been planned for months.
We are reeling from the impact of COVID-19, confined to our homes, compelled to obey restrictive rules from a catalog of authorities. Fear is the
I ask myself the same essential question that my clients pose in my office every day without exception. How do I find happiness and live