Tool # 6: The Combination Lock of Humility
The Combination to Humility: Accept, Reflect, Own. This will unlock you from defensiveness.
Tool #7: The Pool Cue of Cause and Effect
This post is about cause and effect and how important it is that we take responsibility for our role in events. It’s about setting forth with good will in our hearts even in crummy situations. Three and a half decades ago, on a Sunday morning, sitting beside my...
Tool #8: The Back Pocket of Knowledge
Having knowledge helps us know where we are, where we’re going, and gives our life meaning (even when we’re sad). Besides, in knowledge are solutions for bad driving, losing things, and anxiousness in the wee hours of the morning.
Tool #8 Part 2: The Back Pocket of Knowledge, Night Time Edition
It is easier for some people – including me – to worry than not to worry. The good news is, even if you have been a worrier, you can get some of the power back by recognizing that you are worrying and pivoting your thoughts to ready-made things you are interested in.
The Tools for a Good Life: An Introduction
Almost everyone coming into therapy says, “I want to learn better communication tools!”
But what exactly are these tools? What tools do good communicators have in their tool boxes? What tools help us face rage, addiction, depression or other forms of sorrow?