Why is it that we choose, out of a wide range of available options, explanations for occurrences in our lives that lean toward the pessimistic? I am sure you have noticed this tendency in yourself or others from time to time. Some project you are working on goes bad and your first reaction may be What I loser I am… Read More
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Happy New Year!
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
Most likely the outcome of eighteen years of formal education, early September has always seemed much more to me like the beginning of a new year than January 1st does. While January 1st is just as dark and cold as December 31st was, by early September we are beginning to see evidence of a physical as well as emotional change … Read More
So I Married Someone Moody
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
Let us begin with an acknowledgment that the term moody is used to describe a very wide range of feelings and behaviors. At its most extreme, moodiness is known clinically as bipolar (formerly manic-depressive) disorder. It is characterized by extremely high highs and extremely low lows that alternate for periods of days, weeks, or months. These are often related to … Read More
Categories : Relationship
Superstition
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
How superstitious are you? While most of us associate superstition with primitive cultures and backward peoples, I find superstitious beliefs and behaviors rampant in our modern, urbane society.… Read More
Unconscious Adventures
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
Our behavior, thoughts and emotions are driven in great part by forces we are only vaguely aware of at best, our unconscious (UCS) minds. Though this may be considered by some to be a daring statement (some would even say untrue), I have found it, in both my personal and professional experience, to be the case. I will attempt to … Read More
The Value of Talents
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
Let me preface my comments about the value of talents with a little story, courtesy of St. Matthew, 25:14-30.
“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he … Read More
Understanding Self-Defeating Behaviors
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
Did you ever wonder why people can become so attached to self-defeating behaviors? It defies logic. Why would someone continue to emit behaviors that are harmful to themselves and others? Why not just let them go?
Crying
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
When was the last time you had a good, solid cry? If you are a woman, it was probably fairly recently. If you are a man, it may have been quite some time ago. Women are reported to cry about five times as often as men. They are even more prone to tears during the months following childbirth, during the … Read More
Categories : General Interest, Personal Growth
Loneliness
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
The feeling of loneliness is a universal experience, part and parcel of the human condition. Everyone feels lonely at least some of the time. Where people differ is in how often they feel lonely and how they respond to the feeling when it occurs. While the experience of loneliness is fairly straightforward, the root causes are fairly complicated.
Taking Chances
By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0)
How would you rate yourself when it comes to taking chances? I don’t mean silly chances, like walking through the woods sampling every mushroom you may find, but considered growth opportunities. The concept of intentionally and willingly taking on challenges in your life that will afford growth opportunities. This is the topic I would like to examine today.… Read More