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To “Integrate the Contraries”

Mark Twain 1835-1910, a great favorite of my father, once said, “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” And

Some Secrets of the Genogram

I’ll tell a client “This doesn’t mean your heritage or destiny is determined by your family of origin – but, if/when the ‘demons start dancing’,

A Matter of Life Change

The other day, I pulled from my living room bookshelf a small volume I’d long forgotten – a small paperback with a blue cover by

Being Wrong

Let’s imagine we’re in a classroom somewhere, perhaps in an institution of “higher learning” – and a teacher (say, a professor) was lecturing on a

Prince Arn

The Sunday Comics It’s Sunday morning, February 26, 2023. Like clockwork, I feed my cat, make coffee – then next I’ll retrieve the Sunday Flint

The Pocket Knife

It was my first visit in many years to a podiatrist. My PCP (Primary Care Physician) had informed me that Medicare would cover toenail trimming,

A Crack in Everything

“There’s a crack, a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen “Anthem”[1] This year, this new year 2023, is not going

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