Category Archives: Depression

Generative Artificial Intelligence

  My robot thinks for me, therefore I am? Artificial Intelligence Scares Me So, now we’re into artificial intelligence everywhere. People in my world are quite proud of themselves when they tell me that no longer ask Google (or Bing) … Continue reading

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For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.”

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.” – John Greenleaf Whittier         What does that mean? This quote is about regret and sadness. It is about what might … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journaling

I have kept journals over the years. At times, I called them My Management Journal, then later, My Daily Record of Events. My inspiration was no less than good old Benjamin Franklin who maintained what he called his Virtues: Daily … Continue reading

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Want to Let Go of Someone Else’s Addiction? The Answer is Detachment.

I wrote this post many years ago when in the midst of training to become a mental health counselor. It is worth another read.  In my own life I have struggled with a close family member who drinks too much. … Continue reading

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Let Us Get Serious About the Common Project

I don’t know about you but ever since Nietzsche decreed that God was dead, I have been struck by how people have become their own little universes. Which is to say, they belong to nothing other than themselves (to wit, … Continue reading

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Professional Decline – It May be Coming Sooner than You Think

I may have posted this a couple of years ago, but it is worth a re-post (if for no other reason than to remind me that my own professional decline has already happened). The article is useful in my own … Continue reading

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Anxiety Relief from Scott Adams

Scott Adams – he of Dilbert comic strip fame – has this wonderful video on achieving relief from anxiety. I don’t normally link to YouTube here in my Blog, but this seemed worth it. In this time of war in … Continue reading

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