I write, therefore I will write about writing. Or comic books, movies, cartoons, the writing of others, or any other form of BAM!…creation.
“Everyone knows what stress is, but nobody really knows.” – Hans Selye, World’s First Stress Researcher Key: Stress is the creative energy made as our inner self dances with the outer world. Living it: Take control of ourselves in simple ways and harness our stress energy to reduce the distress we feel. [Continue]
“We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.” – President John F. Kennedy Welcome to the New Year! 2018 will be a pivotal year here at the site and I’m excited for you to be [Continue]
“When it’s time to bake big — anything from a 12-inch birthday cake to a day of Christmas cookies to a full wedding cake — preparation and planning will make the day successful and retain your sanity.” – SusieJ, Christmas-baking.com It’s more than a week before Christmas, Hanukah is in full swing, and most [Continue]
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.” – Hermann Hesse, Poet Bäume. Betrachtungen und Gedichte Please note that this session is described with [Continue]
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” – Jim Bishop, Journalist The seasons change and the six word story challenge returns. We can feel it; the air becomes crisp, the winds blow. The earth itself seems to nestle in, growing sleepy and thoughtful. It is our time for [Continue]
“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through – then follow through.” – Edward Rickenbacker, WWI American Fighter Ace and Medal of Honor recipient. We’ve extoled the virtues of Six Word Stories as a way to memorialize, reflect upon and process the powerful moments of life for the last five [Continue]
“I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream.” – Temple Grandin, Professor with Autism In Wordless, we discussed ways to do therapy with non-verbal individuals. In Beyond Words we looked toward [Continue]
“Father’s Day is hopefully a time when the culture says, ‘This is our moment to look at who our men and boys are.’” – Michael Gurian, Social Philosopher According to the National Fatherhood Initiative (2017) we have a “Father Crisis” in America that amounts to 24 million children—one out of three—who live without their [Continue]
“We are the stories we tell.” – Carolyn Heilbrun, Author I’ve been honored to come along-side those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder since writing Wordless back in 2013. As with most therapeutic relationships, my clients may have taught me more about myself than I’ve taught them about adaptive living. We read about my empathy [Continue]
“Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.” – Aeschylus, ancient Greek Tragedian April is Counseling Awareness Month! As such, I’d thought I’d do an assignment that I often give to my clients—taking their name or their profession and using each letter to describe their [Continue]
