I have to admit, even though I don't want to, this winter darkness has not had as much of a detrimental effect on my mental state as in other years. At least it doesn't seem so. But winter isn't over. There is another hype-filled round of snowpocalyptic prognostications beginning to fill the air, even as …
Continue reading Model Railroad Scenery, Coffee, Earl Klugh, and a Sunlight Therapy Lamp
I asked this question once before, but as of this moment, I still have not received a satisfactory answer. When I see someone in a store and greet them, what am I supposed to do if I run into them again? Do I look down and ignore them? Do I say something dumb like, "Hey! …
Continue reading Coffee Conversations: More Random Stupid Stuff
As a middle school counselor, I had many opportunities to speak with students about things bothering them. It certainly wasn't all troublesome topics, there were many happy moments when great success had students beaming with pride. Bullying was a common thread in discussions about student life. We did our best to provide an atmosphere in …
Continue reading Hot Coffee Conversation: “Heck Yeah, I Like Myself!”
No matter what you're talking about, they always turn the conversation around so it's about them instead of you. Have you met those people? It doesn't matter what you're going through, trying to share your heart, you walk away thinking, "Did they hear anything I said?" Probably not. You can be in pain, obviously hurting, …
Continue reading Hot Coffee Conversation: “You Shouldn’t Feel That Way”
"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you," Isaiah 26:3 NIV, or, "...in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee..." People who attempt to make you feel small are small. Surround yourself with those whose goal is to inspire and lift you higher.
I didn't like the title "Therapy Thoughts," so, it's gone forever. What is your hot coffee? It took many years for me to realize not everyone loves coffee. Some people, perish the thought, don't even like the smell of coffee! While others like the smell but don't like the taste. But, those of us who …
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I'm not a morning person. I don't mind waking up, but mornings are the lowest part of my mental day. Morning is when I feel discouraged. Have you ever considered the word discouraged? Dis-couraged. It means to have your courage removed, or to be separate from your courage. How much courage does it take to …
Continue reading Therapy Thoughts for a Friday: Getting Yourself Moving in the Morning
If you had a chance to talk to your younger self, what would you say? I don't mean things like, "Invest in Lego, kid." What do you wish your inner younger self had known?
Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it. ~ Jess Lair ~ Truth — Therapy Bits
A Coffee State of Mind 