In recent days, our country and our world has been faced with another unspeakable tragedy as a gunman killed nine people whose activities that evening brought them to the seemingly safe haven of a church in South Carolina. While the media and the general public have been focused upon the mental state and possible motives…
It’s easier to have good intentions than persistence. Most of us have learned that the hard way. Maybe you got to the gym religiously on schedule for several months – and then you missed a few days because of illness or work responsibilities or travel. Did it get any easier to get back or did…
In relation to his theory of the “Survival of the Fittest,” Charles Darwin indicated that – over time – it’s not the strongest or the most intelligent species who survive, but those who are most adaptable to change. If one assumes that the concept is reasonably valid, logic would suggest that emotionally healthy individuals should…
One of the most overused and abused words that exists is the word, problem. A problem is a difficulty or dilemma in search of a solution. In its purest sense, therefore, a problem is an active exercise where the focus of behavior should be on the process of solving rather than wallowing. Unfortunately, many people…
Most of us first learned the term, congruence, when we learned about geometric shapes that are similar. While some people continue to use the term in the same way professionally, most of us are in careers that don’t regularly involve geometric shapes. The term should still be considered meaningful for all of us in our…
Believe it or not, the 2016 presidential campaign in the U.S. has already begun. Several candidates have already officially announced that they are running, and a number of others are expected to do so in the next few weeks. Aside from the incredible amount of time and money and other resources that are being spent…
I’m certain that many of us remember a really hilarious movie of a few years ago called, What About Bob, featuring Richard Dreyfuss as a psychiatrist and Bill Murray as his patient whose anxiety was so great that it led him to showing up at the time and place where the psychiatrist was on vacation with…
Do you have a morning routine that helps you ease into your day? It may be coincidental, but several years ago I began to identify myself with the Positive Psychology branch of my field around the same time that I decided that I would rather have a morning routine that enables me to enter the…
Friday, March 20th, was International Day of Happiness. Did you celebrate it? I deliberately decided to delay writing this blog until after the day was over. I believe that Happiness Day belongs in a category of special days like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving, Independence Day and Veterans’ Day. Having those special days are helpful…
In one of those ironies that Mother Nature brings about from time to time, the biggest snowfall of the winter came to Philadelphia this past week – a couple of days before the beginning of Daylight Saving Time and a couple of weeks before the start of Spring. It has been a cold winter in…
I’ve got a cure for those of you who have gotten into a rut and are living life without enthusiasm. I’m not talking about depression. I’m talking to those of you who living life in neutral. You may feel unenthused about your job – but you do it. You may feel unappreciated at home –…