Last fall I led a “spirituality” retreat in the sacred (to the Native People) Black Hills of South Dakota. Each day we built our activities around a different theme.
As you might imagine the week was filled with sharing with each other the important spiritual experiences in our lives. One of the ladies told [...]
Most of us spend our day thinking about the past or ruminating about the future. Do you let your past define you? Do you suffer the emotional burden of shame, resentment, or disappointment from a past you can’t change? Or, do you live in the future? Are you consumed with worries, anxieties or apprehensions about [...]
I recently watched the DVD, “The Wrestler” with a friend of mine. I found it to be a very moving and poignant experience. As we finished the movie I asked him, what he thought of it. He said, “It was one of the worst I have seen in a while”. I [...]
One of my favorite places on this earth is the Black Hills of South Dakota. Margie and I moved there in 1992, but had been visiting the area on a regular basis since 1984, and had driven through a few times in the years before that.
Six months after moving there, I was flying [...]
I am convinced that it is important to have a purpose. Why would a psychologist like me be writing about life’s purpose? In my practice, I have seen improved psychological well-being when people have a meaningful purpose. I have also seen lives filled with loneliness and despair when no specific purpose has been embraced. And [...]
One of the important things to me growing up was my connection to major league baseball. I have fond memories of many an evening listening on the radio (yes, sometimes even my own crystal radio) to my team, the Cincinnati Reds. A couple of times my father was able to score last minute [...]
I received a call from a young woman one day. She said “You have really helped my sister and brother-in-law’s marriage with your relationship coaching, and I was wondering if you would be willing to work with my husband and me”. “We are in a lot of trouble.” She went on [...]
Markets go up and down, but one fact holds true: your money scripts– the unconscious beliefs you hold about money– will determine your financial health. So what’s the formula for achieving financial success? While we can learn much by studying the methods of people who have achieved wealth, many successful people would have [...]
From Ted
In dealing with my “Money Issues” over the last eight years, one of the first things I ran into was the curious phenomena that on the one hand I would tell people I would like to retire, and on the other hand, I was taking no action to do so. It made no [...]
From Ted
“And the winner is……” When I heard those words and saw who had won one of the most prestigious awards in the entertainment business, I was thrilled for them, and at the same time, afraid for them. I knew that they were now going to deal with one of the greatest insidious [...]
