Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
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...

Tough love

July 8, 2010
One of my friends had been looking for a job for months and months. A year, maybe.She's been an active job hunter faced with all the same things every job hunter faces...

Rx for job hunt:

July 8, 2010

Rx: do this as much as possible

July 8, 2010

This would be the time

July 8, 2010
If you are in a position to help, there's lots of need out there right now.It's important to give...

Christmas card idea

July 6, 2010
I often take this pose with Riley so I could really relate to Gustav Corbet's Nude with Dog (1861) when I saw it yesterday. Of course, Riley's only half poodle... and...

Crying out for vajazzle

July 6, 2010
Bouguereau's Birth of Venus was the first thing I saw as I entered the Impressionist exhibit at the deYoung this morning. It was a dramatic sight.My first thought,...

Shake it up baby (twist & shout)

July 6, 2010
Buck tradition. That's what the Impressionists did, even though to our contemporary eye, the paintings look traditional and are considered classical.Impressionists were...

The prudent thing to do

July 5, 2010
And a sign of the times.A college student I know has political aspirations. I heard he deleted his Facebook account as part of his long-term preparation.He is not even...

Embrace life ~ squeeze it hard!

July 5, 2010
When it's over I want to say all my lifeI was a bride married to amazementI was the bridegroom, taking the world into my hands.When it's over, I don't want to wonderif...

Independence Day 2010

July 4, 2010
I love our first flag. The circle of stars representing the original 13 states is a such a wonderful symbol of unity.Our forefathers were smart guys who knew just the...

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