Most people tend to associate attitude with emotions and thoughts, rather than actions and words. Telling people to "have a better attitude" often upsets them because they don't have as…
Anytime there are conflicting human needs in which a course of action benefits one group and hurts another, and one party dismisses the other with, “it’s not just about you,”…
True compassion can never be forced from someone under duress. It can never be coerced and pried from a person's heart. Only bitter compliance can be obtained this way, accompanied…
As a therapist, a common phrase I hear people say is, "I shouldn't want…” (e.g., a nicer family, more talent, more desirable circumstances, more ability, etc…). Of course, this is…
I went to a discussion group recently that stimulated this post. The topic was “fear and proportionality”, but it also ventured into territories such as: What is the opposite of…
