As I write this blog, I am waiting for a telephone call that will tell me if I have been accepted into a trial clinical study for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). If I have been, the likely outcome, then I will be told which of two drugs, one old and one new, the study Read More
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Barbecue Grill: An Update
July 10, 2013
I went to the oral surgeon on Monday to have my tongue biopsied for possible cancer. The procedure involves a scraping of the tongue with a wire brush - just like I clean my barbecue grill.
Good news: when the surgeon examined my tongue and mouth, he found no signs of cancer or of Read More
Good news: when the surgeon examined my tongue and mouth, he found no signs of cancer or of Read More
Barbecue Grill
July 8, 2013
I am sorry I haven't written in quite a while. I have closed my psychotherapy office in Sacramento and retired; sold two homes and almost broke even; purchased and upgraded a new home in San Diego and packed up and moved from Northern California to Southern California.
On top of all of this, my Read More
On top of all of this, my Read More
A Man's Mid-Life Crisis: Death of the Hero/Birth of the Soul
November 18, 2012
In the news recently have been stories of famous men who at midlife have been caught having an affair. Nothing new, really, but why does it keep happening? I have some thoughts I want to share with you.
A colleague of mine, Dr. John A. Robinson, wrote a book with the title Death Read More
A colleague of mine, Dr. John A. Robinson, wrote a book with the title Death Read More
The Hymn of the Pearl
September 7, 2012
The following story is a powerful myth. It speaks to our individuation process. Here is The Hymn of the Read More
A Working Definition of God
August 30, 2012
A reporter from Good Housekeeping Magazine interviewed C. G. Jung just days before he died.* One of the questions the interviewer asked Dr. Jung regarded his thinking about God. Dr. Jung responded: “To this day God is the name by which I designate all things which cross my willful path violently and Read More
Introverted Humor
March 4, 2012
I am an introvert and am proud of it. I like being introverted. Professionally, I am a “navel gazer” as my extraverted friends like to call psychological introspection. I’m okay with that. Someone has to do it.
One of the things I do as an introvert is laugh at myself when I am Read More
One of the things I do as an introvert is laugh at myself when I am Read More
In Pursuit of Wisdom
January 29, 2012
Periodically I will identify a theme or thread that has been running through my life without my having recognized it.
One of the first I came to see was the importance of dreams. What are they? Where do they come from? What is their significance? I have spent a good deal of my adult Read More
One of the first I came to see was the importance of dreams. What are they? Where do they come from? What is their significance? I have spent a good deal of my adult Read More
Boxing Day
December 26, 2011
Today, December 26th, is Boxing Day. It is a time in England and its colonies when homeowners give boxes of gifts to their servants and public employees (mailperson, etc.). When I was young and in seminary, I too worked as a civil servant. I was an intern for Senator Phil Hart of Michigan. This was a training program sponsored by Read More
Winter & Depression: Thanksgiving 2011
November 24, 2011
One of the things that I am thankful for this year is that winter and depression are alike. That’s right. Please read on.
Winter is a time when nature appears dead. Trees have lost their leaves, the grass is no longer green, and rivers freeze and appear to lose their flow. Depression can Read More
Winter is a time when nature appears dead. Trees have lost their leaves, the grass is no longer green, and rivers freeze and appear to lose their flow. Depression can Read More