Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
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I'm a believer in therapy. Real therapy. With a good therapist. (Not all therapists are good.) Why do I believe in it? Therapy teaches us how to understand the life we're actually living—and how to stop making the same painful mistakes. (If we choose to. Some of us just love to keep the old...
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Cookin up some love

February 8, 2011
There's a recipe for love, I think. A bunch of base ingredients. You know, the ones common to us all.There's the physical chemistry. You know, when your beloved makes...
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Life’s a game of both chance & skill

February 8, 2011
Life depends not on holding good cardsbut on playing those you hold well.We're not all dealt a royal flush.Which means we have to be strategic.Pay attention to...
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Bathing in hypocrisy

February 7, 2011
The hypocrisy. That's what bothers me.Some of the most virulent, anti-gay crusadersare secretly gay, themselves.I suppose I ought to feel compassion for them.And I do...
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Prayer for peace in Eygpt & everywhere

February 6, 2011
Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from meto all the world.Amen.-Marianne...
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The pleasures of retirement

February 5, 2011
All of you former colleagues who thought I couldnever retire? That I was too much of a workaholic?You were sooo...
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Looking into the universe

February 4, 2011
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life,your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.-Rabindranath TagoreIt's been one of those weeks during which...
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Einstein on life

February 3, 2011
There are only two ways to live your life.One is as though nothing is a miracle.The other is as though everything is a miracle. -- Albert ...
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About being right

February 2, 2011
Studies have shown that positive thinkers are more successfulin every area of their lives. Every.Area. That is...
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avett bros

February 1, 2011
Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promises/Avett BrothersThere’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in lightIn the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s...
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Pretty little patter

February 1, 2011
It's time for a musical interlude.This tune's beautifully written, in my opinion, and the very best line is But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup.But Pretty...
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