Tool #10: The Pie Chart of Balanced Communication (pt. 1)
Balanced communication makes room for what keeps us alive (“Buy groceries”) as well as all the things that make us human.
Tool # 9: The Alarm Clock of Guilt: Let it Wake You Up (so you can turn it off)
Note: This piece was originally called “Guilt is an Alarm Clock”. I’ve changed the title and added it to The Good Life Tool Box. Do I feel weird putting Guilt in the tool box with things like Compassion, Resilience, and Grace? Absolutely! But then I...
Using the Toolbox: When I’m Criticized Online
Negative reviews by anonymous people are tough, scary even, and I’ll admit that if someone is trying to hurt me: it hurts at first. This post is about the steps I take to empathize with and to learn from negative reviews, so I can be a better therapist to the many who find the process fruitful.
Tool #1: The Cradle of Compassion, Pt. 1
Compassion is the most important virtue, it is the outgrowth of Grace and the precursor to Love. It is impossible to kill someone with Compassion and Compassion cannot put you in the poor house. Compassion, I assure you, will never leave your heart broken. This is...The Cradle of Compassion Pt. 2
Compassion is like holding a baby. You don’t always need to feel compassionate, but nothing feels as good as holding a baby when we know we don’t always need to hold the baby!
Tool # 2: The Pipe Cleaner of Creativity
The Tools of Good Living can be taught. Creativity, like Pipe Cleaners, is flexible, colourful, and cheap to come by. It also liberates you.