The Definition of Magic is Opportunity

The Definition of Magic is Opportunity

What do you do when you are too depressed or anxious to change what is happening in your life? You see other people accomplishing things and you are stuck in the same place. Many people would like to believe that if I close my eyes and wish real hard it will come true. And in defense of these actions they call it a positive attitude. And when they really don’t want to get off the coach they defend themselves by saying “don’t you believe in...

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Confessions of a psychotherapist about to be married

Confessions of a psychotherapist about to be married

I am getting married in three weeks.  And this has been an unexpected roller coaster.  I thought I would have it all together.  I am 55 years old and I don’t remember the last time I blushed. I have happily lived with my fiancé for 7 years.  We know like and love each other so what possible surprises could there be? Plenty!! Suddenly I am looking at the apartment and deciding what needs to go…. I meant change.  I find that now that it is...

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An hour a day keeps the blues away how to really spread holiday cheer.

An hour a day keeps the blues away how to really spread holiday cheer.

The other day I took my love to see Pippin for his birthday. Big mistake not that the show wasn’t wonderful but we were in the middle of Times Square with hundreds of tourists shuffling along.  Basically a New Yorker nightmare. I needed a blast of happiness fast!  Especially because I haven’t done my holiday shopping yet and I am heading into more crowds.  So I started to research the most effective ways to forget your troubles and get happy! ...

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