“Acceptance” seems to be one of those buzz words du jour – we have to “accept” one another; “accept” the current moment; and of course “accept the things we cannot change,” from 12-step literature. But what does acceptance really mean? And what does it look like? Both Eastern and Western figures have been talking about…
*This blog was originally written for the Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center’s Blog. A Change Is Gonna Come. You know, that Sam Cooke song from the 1960s that was covered by everyone from Al Green and Tina Turner to the Fugees and Leela James? Cooke croons, “It’s been a long, a long time coming but…
“Rebellion”: I think French Revolution, bayonets, chaos in the streets, the masses rising up in the face of injustices perpetuated for far too long. I imagine overt, gruesome details of foreign movie notoriety – the kind of violence that actually keeps you awake at night, not the sensationalized world of special effects. To me, rebellion…
As I was thinking about what to write about this month, the now infamous 47% Mitt Romney donor video came out. “Do I really want to write about politics?” I wondered. It’s definitely not something I usually write about, and I don’t want to get into contentious debate. I want all of my clients –…
You may have heard the adage that the Eskimos have over 300 words for snow. Spoiler alert: according to linguists, that is one big myth.* However, I kind of wish the Eskimos did have 300 words for snow because I like the idea of having many options to choose from to express ourselves. How many…