I think popular culture really has skewed people's thoughts about and responses to psychotherapy.  Enough foolish images of therapist speaking to people on couches, repeating asinine catch phrases like "how does that make you feel?"

How to Get Good Psychotherapy

1.  Find a good therapist.  Believe it or not, this is easier said than done.  I've seen ( Read more... )

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 people you like and include me. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "my life according to (band name)".

Pick Your Artist: Morphine

Are you a male or female:  “Swing it Low”

Describe ( Read more... )

"No One Like you" - Scorpions

Girl
it's been a long time that we've been apart

Much too long for a man who needs love

I miss you since I've been away.
Babe
it wasn't easy to leave you alone

It's getting harder each time that I go

If I had the choice
I would stay.

There's no one like you
I can't wait for the nights with you

I imagine the things we'll do
I just ( Read more... )

Debating creating a new blog so I can let my mind wander freely and write things without feeling like I have to water them down to the point of insipidity...and so that I don't have to put up with anyone's hurt feelings if I happen to actually speak my mind on a topic or two.  I want to assert my own voice again, free from the pollution of the ( Read more... )

I just found out that Pete Buchy, who owned the books that we played our first D&D game with in college, passed away recently.

I haven't seen Pete in a few years.  I visited him briefly with twiggerlof  one winter a few years ago.

We weren't so much in touch anymore, Facebook friends, really...but I'm sad that another person I know has passed away before their ( Read more... )

I've been holding off talking about this for one reason or another for a few weeks now.  I think I'm still used to being in a secret relationship, and I didn't want to publicize before I knew how I felt and what was going on.

ssmiley01  and I have been dating for a few months, and recently, we decided to make it "official" on Facebook.  So I guess what that ( Read more... )

Ok, so randomly, I stop at Trader Joe's one morning.  Outside there is a man giving away free copies of the Marin Independent Journal.  I pick one up.   This is the first and only time I have ever held a copy of the newspaper.  I specifically pick it up to see if there are any interest pieces about the Buck Institute ( Read more... )

I am disappointed at the outcome of the Proposition 8 election, and of course my opinions have been made obvious on this blog over the past year ( Read more... )

"You can't control the thoughts and actions of others.  You can only be consistently true to yourself in the way you relate to them." - Joy

Dear distinguished readers ( Read more... )