I was listening to a talk by Terry Real, author and Marriage and Family therapist, when I heard him say something so simple and yet profound, “As resentment grows vulnerability, generosity and play...
Letting Go: Parenting Teens
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years....
Letting Go: Releasing the Idea of Perfection
There are so many ways in which we expect perfection from ourselves. It is easy to get wrapped up in the idea that we are not good enough. To be the perfect person, partner, parent, to have the perfe...
Forgiveness: A Gift to Self
In listening to a lecture by Alan Watts, he said, “Forgiveness changes the past.” He talks about the power of the present moment as it relates to forgiveness. He explains that if we take the pres...