Category Archives: meditation

The Truth about So Many Things

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

First of all, I am interested in healing.  Why else would I rant on and on about psychotherapy and its ineffectiveness as a model?  I mean, outside of the fact that I’m a writer, and I object to famous psychotherapists … Continue reading →

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Starting Over

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Sometime in the last couple months I started thinking about the whole concept of fresh start, starting over, re-imagining myself, re-creating my life.  I was obsessively watching Netflix tv and got caught up in the show Break-Out Kings, which is … Continue reading →

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Up from the Dregs?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

After all this rage/mindbody/urgh I feel I should say something spiritual. Spiritual. That’s all I’ve got.   Off to meditate and write some more about rage….. Metta for me.  Today, I need it.

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The Mind–How Powerful Are We Really? Or, Can Intimacy Be Understood?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

There are these small unexplained events.  Driving with my friend Pete in New York’s Upper West Side, looking for a parking space, about to give up, suddenly turning to him and saying, “I think if I make a left, then … Continue reading →

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Saint John the Divine in Iowa–To Be or Not to Be

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

I am discouraged. Which is not to mention tired, sick (I have a cold) and emotionally spent from writing about rage even though I STILL don’t have back pain. So I am considering next moves. Certainly I should meditate and … Continue reading →

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The Exercise in Humility, Fault 4: Can’t End Anything!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

I don’t know exactly how to name this fault.  There’s a great saying though:  Anything I’ve let go of has claw marks on it. The truth is, I hate endings.  Many therapists in many countries would tell me I have … Continue reading →

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Fault #3: Ms. Fix-It

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

I got called on this in couples therapy last night, which is not the reason I am considering never returning. I have way too many suggestions for how my partner should do things! I find, as I write this lovely … Continue reading →

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