“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet “Marrika was my client’s mother.” Marrika was not my actual client. Marrika …
“I worry that when educational counsellors and teachers call in families with concerns about a child having a learning disability, we aren’t always looking at the complete picture.” – Madchen Amick, actress “She was estranged from her mother, Anaya…” …
“Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialized linguistic structures. – Jean Piaget, psychologist “… I avoided all the hard sciences to focus on the safer, softer subjects…” I was flunking grade 12 physics, and so, in grave danger …
“If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.” – Fritz Perls, psychologist “I think he is being unfaithful to me…but I have no proof!” Tamara called me on a …
We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.” – Lou Holtz, coach “… …
““The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.” – William James, philosopher “… we are selfish, self-centred and belly-button focused.” So many of us ignore the financial parts of …
“…a woman earns 72.5 cents for every dollar a man earns for the same work.” I know this guy, he charges $2,000 per hour for his time for a one on one consult. And, he gets it! Why does he …
“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” – John F. Kennedy, politician “I’m terrified that Trump might win …
“I knew a homeless guy who’d give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there’s something that makes us want to give. For me, it’s quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened …
“…I will say yes. I make it a firm rule for one reason, to give myself permission, to free me from all of my workaholic guilt.” Depressing takes so many forms! I found an interesting one in a recent …