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Two other comments got me thinking about how perseverance is really an antidote to the curse of perfectionism that poisons so many of us with creatively-formed brains (isn’t that a nice way of saying it?). On the comment board of “Dear God: On Praying, However Imperfectly,” reader Melissa writes this: Thank you for writing this.…

I mentioned last week that I will be blogging about episodes of “Saving Grace.” I have two additional holiday features. For each day in December, I’ll provide a “Holiday Survival Thought,” just a fun way of reminding everyone (myself included) to not take themselves (or their families) too seriously this holiday season. And for each…

Yesterday on the way to David’s kindergarten: “Mommy, why are we walking to school today?” “There are going to be a lot of cars downtown because the leaders of 40 different countries are going to meet at the Naval Academy. . . . Do you see all the helicopters in the sky? They are all…

Over the weekend, I was reading Beyond Blue reader Cathy’s interesting blog, “Growing Curious.” She described her not-so-great Thanksgiving in a wonderful post called “This Is Your Brain on PTSD“: I know I can be dramatic and all, but Thanksgiving was even worse than I imagined it might be.* It was hell. Even though I…

Here’s another of Cathy’s post that I identified with. She’s right. Sometimes life is easier BEFORE therapy, back when you blissfully ignore the problems. Once you wake up to a Thanksgiving table full of dysfunctional folks (and we ALL are dysfunctional), the picture isn’t as attractive … but then, when you get to the other…

Below are 10 forms of twisted thinking according to David Burns, M.D., author of “the Feeling Good Handbook.” Another great resource for cognitive behavioral therapy is Recovery, Inc. Founded by Abraham Low, this program teaches techniques to analyze negative thoughts (or identify distorted thinking) so to be able to disarm and defeat them. You can…

Dear God, In St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians (1:12-20), we read that each of us, your children here on earth, has a trust fund (yah!): Brothers and sisters: Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. He delivered us…

Composed by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 1951 Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go…

I’ve said this in prior posts: I don’t do stores in between Halloween and New Year’s. It’s not good for my health. So I’m not shopping today. I’m doing the second most dangerous activity to my health … traveling. Therefore, I don’t have an interview for today. Sorry. Next week I will resume with an…

For those of you brave enough to walk inside a Toys-R-Us today, here is a prior post on how the Gospel of Luke might be able to save your sanity if too many toys start talking to you. To read “Perverted Elmo and the Gospel of Luke” click here.
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