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People say they don’t want to argue; they don’t like confrontation. But it’s possible to talk with someone who has different ideas and not argue with them. It’s possible even if you don’t agree with them, even if you think you can’t make them understand what you’re trying to say. You don’t have to feel like you’re being a bad person. Of course it could be you’ve tried before, and you think you already know what they’re going to say so you just don’t  even want to try. Some co

It seems to be everywhere, and people are using it for so much. We worried about robots taking over the world and never thought that artificial intelligence would instead! I just read about another Artificial Intelligence (AI) company offering “therapy”, which I think cannot offer an interpersonal relationship cause there’s no “personal” in Artificial. Then I wonder, how did this start? Is an AI therapist worried if it’s doing a good job or not? Is it tired at the end of the

What are they? Some people say “please” when they ask for something and “thank you” when it’s given to them to show that they’re grateful. They’re being polite, they don’t  interrupt when people are talking, they respect the personal space of others. Manners are really an agreement between people. We agree to show the other person respect and treat them a certain way, and we hope to get the same respect and treatment back from them. Some people reject the idea of manners beca

This idea comes up from time to time – that someone doesn’t have enough self-confidence. What does that mean really? Sometimes we see...

My cat likes to do the same things at the same time, day in and day out. Get up, eat, nap, eat, nap more; eat, sleep at night; get up in...

I know someone who’s a writer. She’s been writing since she was a child. She’s pretty good. She submitted a story, and it didn’t get...

What’s your intention for your life? What does that even mean?   Does your life have meaning? Should it? If it does, does it have meaning...

Turns out that’s a phrase from an interesting, longish poem by Robert Frost. It kind of outlines that people benefit from having...

Life has pressure. That doesn’t change. Sometimes It’s up, sometimes it’s down. It might be good for us to remind ourselves from time to...

So how’s your diet? Really? Did you know there’s this back and forth between your gut and your brain? All that bacteria and stuff inside...

So on Father’s Day weekend, I ended up going to a cemetery.  Waiting in the car I looked at the beautiful smooth  green lawn, the shading...

It’s been a theme of mine lately –  not just letting life happen to you but wrestling it to the ground and making it as much as possible...

Went to a family event this weekend. Made me think about family – blended, traditional, splintered, blessed – what's a family, what makes...

So much work!  I realize this isn’t going to be a blog. Maybe it’s a microblog, or an anti-blog or just some “Therapist’s Thoughts”. I’ve...

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