the varieties of addictive experience

I’m stealing this title from The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902) by William James. And yes, the comparison between ‘religious’ […]

thou shalt feel inadequate

Madison Avenue is a very powerful aggression against private consciousness. A demand that you yield your private consciousness to public […]

experience is the teacher

  “The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it.” —Herman Hesse, Siddhartha Ordinary daily experience needs to be […]

do you create your reality?

Each day you wake up and you are faced with reality. Did you create that reality? Well…yes and no. reality […]

sadness + togetherness = resilience

The tragedy that some families have experienced from Hurricane Sandy in NYC, NY State and NJ is beyond heartbreaking. Mind-numbingly […]

DIY couples therapy

The word ‘therapy’ comes from the Greek therapeia which means “curing and healing.” And that is exactly what transpires with […]

the religious impulse

All cultures throughout history have had some form of religion. We all agree on that. But on the question of […]

the reality of your relationships

Forming and maintaining healthy and satisfying relationships is a messy, complicated and difficult endeavor for us humans. So what is […]