My Hero, Captain Kirk…

…One of the funniest and strongest scenes of both the original Star Trek II series’ movie “The Wrath of Khan” and the first Star Trek movie directed by JJ Abrams demonstrates that Captain Kirk refuses to accept the no-win conditions of the...

Mischief, Responsibility & Peace…

A young man I know, who gave me permission to quote him, shared a very wise understanding with me. He said, in an elegant and simple way, “You can choose what you do with your work, but don’t destroy other people’s work.” This young man...

It’s Not Just Psycho- Babble…

…being the target of bullying tears down self-confidence, undermines esteem and destroys the hope of escaping victim-hood. The recent remake of The Karate Kid demonstrates this quite powerfully. Many of the child clients in my practice have experienced bullying...

It ain’t bragging if you can do it.

…Baseball great Dizzy Dean was famous for bragging about his prowess at the game. Maybe it’s time we acknowledge that some of our finest work is worth “crowing” about. We were fortunate to witness our daughter’s graduation from her...