Fashion Your Whip

Fashion Your Whip

In my previous blog, Taming the Wild Horse I wrote about the subject of anger. In that article, I shared four truths about anger. That fourth point is something worth elaborating on. That truth is often hard to believe; “anger is something we can learn to control.” I...
Taming the Wild Horse

Taming the Wild Horse

Anger. Recently, I had a friend ask me if I would assist him in learning how to manage his anger. What a request! It is an honor to be entrusted with such personal and difficult information and responsibility, especially if you knew me. I am a therapist and a youth...
Perspective Affecting Attitude

Perspective Affecting Attitude

There is a story of a little boy who goes into his back yard with a baseball and bat. He declared loudly, “I am the greatest hitter in the world” then promptly tossed the ball in the air. When the ball came down, he swung as hard as he could and…missed. “Strike one,”...
Please Do Not “Should” All Over Yourself

Please Do Not “Should” All Over Yourself

Please do not “should” all over yourself… This phrase was made famous by Albert Ellis, who expounded upon this premise of holding oneself to an impossible standard of fretting over the past; after all, who can change the past? Of course we can learn from the...
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