“The defects of the mind are like the wounds of the body. Whatever care we take to heal them the scars ever remain, and there is always danger of their reopening.” ─ Francoise de la Rochefoucauld 1613-1680 Ouch! That Hurts … Continue reading
Category Archives: Psychology
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” ̶ Confucius On occasion a client will tell me that he or she feels like a fraud, an imposter. The individual is concerned that this fear which is often attached … Continue reading
“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.” ̶ Lao Tzu Decisions are scary and difficult especially if a person is afraid to decide something for fear of making a mistake. There isn’t … Continue reading
“It is clear that if a man has to become a nobody in order to survive, if he has to remain permanently invisible, he will have no identity, will never become socially integrated nor will he enjoy mental health.” −Joseba Achotegui … Continue reading
“And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at … Continue reading
Sorry or Apology “You are not too old and it is not too late to dive into your increasing depths where life calmly gives out its own secret.” Rainer Maria Rilke Some people say words like I ‘m sorry … Continue reading
I fear not death nor do I fear life, But I fear the fear of both as my peers; If I could release one fear from my fears It would be the fear of fearing these fears. ─ Samah Khan … Continue reading
“Sweet water’s dimpling laugh from tap or spring; Holes in the ground; and voices that do sing;” ─ Rupert Brooke The Great Lover An issue for some of my clients within the heroic youth oriented American culture is the push … Continue reading
The Lonely Hunter “Deep in the heart of summer, sweet is life to me still, But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.” ─ William Sharp The heart is a Lonely Hunter; this book title … Continue reading
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking it is stupid” ─ Einstein Many clients of mine have wondered about their own intelligence and … Continue reading