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December 2021

December 14, 2021

When is it Okay to Hate?

From the time we are children, we are taught that hate is bad. No matter...

October 2021

October 07, 2021

Making and Using Emotions

Where do emotions come from? How are they born, reared, and pushed from the nest?...

July 2021

July 08, 2021

The Foolishness of Dating Revenge

I grew up a country music fan, so I get the appeal of breakup revenge....

May 2021

May 06, 2021

Graduation

We are heading into the season of graduations and it is one of my favorite...

April 2021

April 20, 2021

How We Solve Problems

We face a lot of problems. More than we think, in some ways (less than...

March 2021

March 02, 2021

Choosing Gratitude When You Don’t Feel Like It

We often talk about gratitude as a choice, but is it really? A few days...

December 2020

December 22, 2020

Confused and Frustrated

What a year it has been. What a life we live. What a world. One...

December 08, 2020

Where Do My Feelings Come From?

Like most of you, I’ve rarely questioned where my feelings come from. Does it really...

October 2020

October 08, 2020

The Anger of The American People

If there is one thing that defines the state of American society today, it is...

September 2020

September 15, 2020

How Does This Make You Feel?

A few weeks after our miscarriage, I started going to counseling. Like many Americans, I...

July 2020

July 23, 2020

Everyone Has A Boardroom and Emotion Is Just One Member

I recently read the book Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull. It is a great read and I...

May 2020

May 28, 2020

How Far Should We Follow Our Feelings?

I saw an ad recently about how to handle our emotions. It suggested the way...

February 2020

February 04, 2020

The Danger of Filling Emotions

Our emotions are the result of one of our values being pressed. When we feel a...

January 2020

January 21, 2020

5 Ways Your Emotions Might Be Damaging Your Relationships

We have a difficult time with out emotions. How much should we express them? When?...

December 2019

December 25, 2019

Are My Emotions Lying to Me?

Emotions are complicated. In our modern culture we really aren’t sure what to do with...

December 11, 2019

The Only Way to Heal

A few days ago, I accidentally nicked my finger on the edge of our table...

June 2019

June 21, 2019

Thanks Emotions. I’ll Take It From Here

We treat our emotions like they are everything there is, the end. We want to...

April 2019

April 17, 2019

What Triggers You, Why, and How to Respond

Our emotions belong to us. As much as we try to pawn them off on...

March 2019

March 27, 2019

Help! I’m Feeling Things!

Our emotions are complicated creatures. They can creep up on us, bursting out at seemingly...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Why Are We Addicted to Drama?

My brother once dated a girl and the two of them constantly got on my...

January 18, 2019

What Are Your Emotions Telling You?

The New Year is underway. The holiday season is on the downswing as 2019 gets...

December 2018

December 19, 2018

How to Minimize the Depth of Our Despair

New Yorkers have a lot of strange habits. We live in a unique city, and...

November 2018

November 02, 2018

Can a Change of Scenery Solve My Problems?

We’re in Paris this week and it is wonderful. Life has been busy and challenging....

October 2018

October 12, 2018

Nothing Can “Make” You Angry

“He’s making me so angry!” “She made me mad yesterday.” We’ve all used this kind...

September 2018

September 10, 2018

The Path to Healing

Pain hurts. It is unpleasant. A digging kind of sorrow. A nagging sort of torture....

August 2018

August 08, 2018

The Relationship Between Thought and Feeling

Any given day, there is a lot swirling inside of us. There are a few...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Courage: Why It’s The Hardest Part About Being Human

My nephew, Judah, had a rough morning today. He is in town visiting and he...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

Nobody Wants to Sin: How Our Desire For Good Can End in Evil

None of us sets out to do bad. Nobody longs for bad things. We are...

June 15, 2018

Harness Expectations Before They Bury You

The development of expectations is natural and inevitable. Our entire lives are a pile of...

May 2018

May 16, 2018

The Danger of Matching Emotions

There is a high school around the corner from us in Brooklyn. A couple times...