Archive for August, 2009
anxiety / feelings / management / relationship / relationships / relaxation / stress
Tags: can't change, change, emotions, good choices, impatience, keeping cool, Life, love, relationships, time, work stress
August 31, 2009
Remember how I can’t stand big box stores because I allow them to make me sleepy? Well, yesterday I went to one, but this post isn’t about that. Its about what happened on my way over to the store.
See, I parked my car and as I crossed the lanes in the parking lot to get [...]
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adults / cheating / children / counseling / dating / fear / feelings / management / marriage / relationships
Tags: boundaries, divorce, emotions, feelings, good choices, life choices, love, marriage counseling, parenting, relationships, results
August 26, 2009
One of the more common themes I’ve been dealing with in session with my couples is the concept of love, and how some people are “losing the loving feeling.” And I’ve come here to say one thing:
Love has nothing to do with feelings.
Yeah, I know, I know. This flies right in the face of all [...]
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The preacher looking dude above is Howard Beale from the movie “Network,” which I actually have never seen all the way through, but its in my Blockbuster cue. Throughout the film though, he makes a lot of powerful statements about how we percieve our world and how we allow ourselves to be influenced by it.
If you click [...]
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Today’s topic is Mental Illness! And what do we think of when we hear the words Mental Illness?
Usually something like our buddy Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter from the forthcoming Disney remake of Alice In Wonderland. We think of mental illness as something scary, creepy and bad.
So what do we always do when it [...]
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Self-Help / adults / change / cheating / counseling / dating / marriage / relationship / relationships / therapy
Tags: actions, boundaries, can't change, change, cheating, emotions, love, management, marriage counseling, thinking
August 16, 2009
If you can’t control your crap, then you shouldn’t be in a relationship. In my opinion, there’s no excuse for cheating. Plain and simple. This isn’t the first time I’ve said this. My previous post: Life is Short, Have an Affair?, I go off on a tangent about a site that allows you to do this [...]
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This past weekend I went to see G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra with my brother. We grew up playing with G.I. Joe figures, and watched the TV show religiously. If you watched the show, you would know that they did little public service announcements at the end of the show, giving you safety tips and other [...]
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Uncategorized / anxiety / change / counseling / feelings / thoughts / tough economic times
Tags: control thoughts, emotions, entertainment, Law of Attraction, Life, marketing, Personal, The Secret, thinking, thoughts
August 10, 2009
You know, I like to Twitter. Really, I do. But one thing is getting in my craw and I’m dying to get it off my chest. So without further ado:
Jim Valeri’s Official Rant on The Law of Attraction!
OK, for those of you who don’t know, the Law of Attraction was popularized by the book, “The [...]
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I recently had a surprise birthday party for my sister where I invited all her nearest and dearest friends. We were super stealthy about it, and kept it top secret! We even had a friend of hers kidnap her for the day and bring her to our home! Sure enough, we pulled off the surprise [...]
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Uncategorized / anxiety / change / counseling / economy / management / therapy / tough economic times
Tags: bill, business, can't change, counseling, health care, Health Insurance, HR3200, management, obama, Personal, politics, reform, small business, therapy
August 3, 2009
So I’m a bit late with my posting. I usually post at around Midnight the night before, just so you can read this while you’re drinking your coffee at work or whatever it is you do in the mornings. However, I didn’t have all my information right, and I wanted to make sure that I [...]
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