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Saying No
The most important word learned by most people when they are toddlers is “no.” The word no is more important than Daddy or Mommy. It is more important than love, joy, sadness, excitement, or disappointment. The word no is perhaps…
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“My bad” and Other Rules of Life
Everybody seems to have some kind of addiction. Mine is basketball. Despite my aging body, I can’t seem to get away from playing the game. This means (believe it or not) that I not only get up at 5 AM…
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One Day in the Life of a Therapist
The contemporary Russian author and former dissident, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, wrote a book entitled, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch some years ago. The book was made into a movie of the same name. “One Day,” as it was…
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Magic in Psychotherapy
I have a colleague who really does real magic in his work. The work where he does his magic, however, is not in the counseling office. Dan is not only a psychotherapist, he is also a professional magician. He has…
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