Development tools for a better you
by Dr. Dar “They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that’s why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers.” -David Assael Family gatherings can mean so many different things to people within the same family. Some may be very excited about an event you are […]
The unexamined life is not worth living. -Socrates The Greek philosopher Socrates was willing to die for the right to ask insightful questions. While we don’t have to make that kind of choice today, we still have a lot of questions about our lives that we may need help in answering… Are my kids turning […]
By Dr. Darlene Treese (Dr. Dar) “The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions.” -Henry David Thoreau In teaching I often reminded children to discriminate when to use their “inside voice” (quiet classroom) and when to use their “outside voice” (noisy playground). In life I notice that we fail to make this distinction as […]
by Dr. Darlene Treese (Dr. Dar) “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Depression, gloom, pessimism, despair, discouragement… sign of the times or a murderous epidemic? Fear simply does not exist somewhere out there in the world. If you went searching for it, you would find it […]
Know someone who’s been complaining lately of feeling misunderstood, judged, or even avoided? Do they seem to think that nobody likes them and that the world is just unfair? Do you sometimes find yourself wondering why you’re still friends with them? Well…perhaps there are things they’re doing that contribute to making a mess of their […]
“Yes, I’ve been black, but when I come back, you’ll know, know, know.” -Amy Winehouse Attention: If you haven’t seen Breaking Bad (all the way to the cliffhanger with Hank on the toilet); major spoiler alert! There are Good people, Bad people and Middle people, according to a ten year old friend of mine I […]
By Dr. Darlene Treese (Dr. Dar) “The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” -Frank Lloyd Wright (1869 – 1959) The art and science of goal achievement has been described in so many different ways: Top Ten Steps, 101 Tips, and 50 Ways. All are […]
By Dr. Darlene Treese (Dr. Dar) “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make our world.” -Buddha One of the most important discoveries has been identifying the power our casual thinking plays in shaping our lives. We have learned that thoughts are things in the […]
Do you feel like you can never make a decision? Do you think that you can’t handle things yourself? Do you believe you’re flawed, unworthy? Does the thought of loving yourself sound ridiculous, vain, selfish? Do you anticipate that life just isn’t going to be good, no matter what you do? Do you find yourself […]
Did you have a fun childhood? You know, the kind where every day seemed like Christmas or the Fourth of July? Did your parents make you feel like you were the best kid who ever lived and that one day you were going to change the world, write the great American novel, or at least […]
