September 5, 2008

Misconceptions - depression I'm disappointed when friends and family who know me well say things that reveal a gross misunderstanding of depression and how it affects those of us who suffer from it.

Gentleness Let us consider gentleness and its place in relationship to prayer and to the spiritual life.

How to fail successfully - Part 3 - the importance of the unimportant Everyone has an ordinary life. The Pope has an ordinary life. Movie stars and rock stars have ordinary lives. Presidents and great artists and workers of miracles have ordinary lives.

Eyes closed, ears open... The night was very dark. I found it hard to sleep. It was quiet except for the hum of the car motor, but after several hours, the car pulled to a stop.

September 11, 2008

Are you in burnout? Burnout is a widespread problem in many careers but it is particularly common in positions of ministry leadership.

Eyes closed, ears open... The night was very dark. I found it hard to sleep. It was quiet except for the hum of the car motor, but after several hours, the car pulled to a stop.

Self-esteem in relationships Carol* had been going out with Kevin* for two years.

September 18, 2008

Dealing with difficult people Some people seem impossible to deal with and we generally refer to them as difficult.

An illness like any other We always think of mental illness as something that happens to other people, not to us. To be diagnosed with depression or manic depression is a scary thing.

How to fail successfully - Part 5 - contentment The nice thing about ordinary life is that there's so much of it. It's all around us, all the time, so if we can actually learn to like it, we're home free.

Triumph over a mother's grief MERCY had been gone for five weeks - and with her died all my hope... "I can't carry this pain anymore."

September 25, 2008

Men and Emotions Dr. Ron Levant, a professor at Harvard University, coined the term 'normative male alexithymia'.

I don't believe in IF anymore... With the greatest determination, I used to cling to what was left of my mind's composure. I felt as though I were hanging from the edge of a high rooftop, white-knuckled, panicky with fear.

How to fail successfully - Part 6 - living life to the full We have this expression living life to the full. But how can we live life to the full when life is, apparently, so full of mundane moments and plain things and unremarkable events?

Teen Challenge: Patrick's snapshot... Teen Challenge is a Christian-based organization, which started caring for troubled youth in New York City in 1958.