Cartoon Therapy
Our sentiments exactly: From the New Yorker cartoons.
Month: November 2016
Thankful
On this Thanksgiving day, please enjoy this poem by Mary Oliver, reminding us to notice the beauty in everyday life.
THE “DUMBING DOWN” OF OUR CULTURE AND OTHER EVENTS
Lack of curiosity is a dangerous thing–in medicine, therapy, culture. Trump’s manner of speaking certainly promotes “not knowing what you don’t want to know”. He is a disturbing model for over-simplified explanations and sneering at complexity or any level of sophistication or subtlety.
The Dumbing Down of Our Culture
In many professions now, so-called “quality measurement” is the dominant language, reducing, quantifying, and eventually, side-lining the importance of human interaction. This can not be good for us as living, breathing, multi-dimensional beings.
The Value of Emotional Skepticism
From Alain De Botton’s The School of Life: Botton talks about the philosophical school known as Skepticism, which began in
Let America Be America Again
For our collective wounds: Here’s a poem from the great African-American poet Langston Hughes. Let American Be America Again Let
SMALL UNIVERSES
Dave: There’s no town drunks here we just take turns. Sometimes it seems to me our small universes are made out
A Poetic Reminder About “The Other”
Lately, like a lot of folks, we’ve been preoccupied and anxious about these turbulent political times. The virulent, toxic rhetoric
More On The Perils of Powerful Womanhood
And for those of you who want to read more about the perils of being a powerful woman in politics,