Tag: self-talk

• Binocular Perception

  I looked out the window at the apple tree One eye on each side of the mullion Each saw a different picture though so close to each other Then I thought: If my 2 eyes are so close to each other and see so differently then how can any 2 people who are much farther…

  Grace Buchanan Audiobooks

  March 30, 2015

  Creativity

  art, God, perspectives, poem, points of view, respect, self-talk

• Embrace Anger

  The first time that I had a long-term relationship with a counselor (how can I write that so it doesn’t sound romantic?), at one of our first meetings, he asked me to buy and read the book “The Dance of Intimacy” by Harriet Lerner, PhD. I asked why I had to pay for counseling AND…

  Grace Buchanan Audiobooks

  February 28, 2015

  Mental Health

  Dance of Anger, Harriet Lerner, respect, self-talk

• Weighing In on New Years Resolutions

  Now that the new year is under way, you might be putting your resolutions to the test. This weekend, I noticed that a nearby grocery store had expanded its produce department, even though we are having seasonal temperatures around 0o F, and none of these foods could grow nearby now. I imagine that they are feeding people’s…

  Grace Buchanan Audiobooks

  January 22, 2015

  Customs

  affluence, expectations, seasons, self-talk, winter

• Police Brutality and Fear

  A conversation is taking place at Dungeon Prompts regarding whether, and how, race colors our perceptions of police brutality. My perception of police brutality is colored by my personal experiences, which are colored by my racial status. The Context A couple of weeks ago, Michael Brown — an unarmed black young man — was shot…

  Grace Buchanan Audiobooks

  August 23, 2014

  Social Justice

  discrimination, DungeonPrompts, privilege, respect, segregation, self-talk