Attitudes and Latitudes

Attitudes are a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior. Latitude is about the scope for freedom of action as well as thought. Put the two of them together and we have a potential for a winning formula in this life. How? Our

The art of deception

When people speak of deception, it is most often in the context of what is taking place with someone outside ourselves. We look at the deceptive practices of lying and manipulating done by others. We see the other as deceptive and we label their behavior as evil or hurtful. We get frustrated with the belief

To look in the mirror, to look into my soul…..

I write as I am inspired by songs, as I have my music in play to comfort me and guide me in my thoughts and lead me to my tears. I listen so I can allow my mind to travel directed, allowing me less cerebral space, more room for my heart to feel…..just simply feel

Why your history actually matters

I’ve not been an avid television viewer, mostly I like Oprah’s Soulful Sundays, a movie now and again, and the old time programs that take me back to my childhood like The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, and I love Lucy. I am swept back decades as I am in the embrace of mommy and daddy
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Love is always present for us

Love is forever present, it is all around us. We merely need to be open to it and believe that it is there, that it is good and we that we can touch it. And yet, somehow, we seem to move all around it. We flirt and play and fall deep and enjoy it, and then

Life delivers, we receive.

My work is focused upon studying the human condition and measuring the impact of how we deal with what life delivers alongside attending to the role of intention, free will, and behavioral reactions. It’s all fascinating–all of the time. What is troublesome however is that we cannot know what lies ahead. The next steps can

Did you get hurt in the heart?

I recently posted a rather innocent question on Facebook and have been taken aback a the great responses it elicited. It is good to know how much people care and to also know that people are reading. However, that same post also got people guessing, with great confidence, about who my person was that I

The Speed of Trust

The issue of trust haunts every human on the planet. It is a part of our being that leads naturally into a zone of wondering if we are actually okay. Did I do it right? Do they like me? We all suffer. The topic of trust is far more emotional, more about the heart and

The Path to Relief From Pain

As I am asked about my work and what I do as a doctor of psychology, an author, a consultant, and a speaker, many things come to mind. However, they seem to all land on one point– relieving pain. We all have some form of pain. Perhaps you are feeling happy today. Great. But you

Family stress and healthy love

The people we are born to or gifted to are not our choice, there is some divine plan in place that puts us where we land. And although there are books written on family and child rearing and group dynamics, there is no book or one program that will be your life guide to every single