John H. Driggs
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“We have met the enemy and it is us.” —Winnie the Pooh We all know the routine. We promise ourselves to work out at the gym and later find… read more…
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“We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo, a comic strip character. Is it possible to have compassion for someone we totally hate? Do we play no… read more…
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Some children grow up playing a special role in their families. They’re expected to emotionally manage an unstable and selfish parent for the sake of the family. In return… read more…
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“Being empty is a lot like knowing the words to a song but not knowing the music. Feeling full is just the opposite. You know both the words and… read more…
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“It’s not the pretending, but the pretending that we are not pretending that hurts us.” — Sheldon Kopp, psychoanalyst and author Most of us at least intellectually understand that… read more…
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Imagine living in a world where no one is capable of understanding anybody else’s feelings. In such a world, someone could grasp how you feel only if he or… read more…
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So many of us are afraid that this national election will not turn out right and that we will be stuck electing a leader who both promotes hate and… read more…
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Hidden shame is a powerful emotional and physiological reaction. It fills our being in covert ways. It can cause us to become violent or withdrawn from life and it… read more…
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Most of us don’t think about our circumstances. We are like fish swimming in a body of water that is getting ever more poisonous. We don’t see how sick… read more…
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Imperfect as we are, parents today deserve all the credit in the world for raising children in challenging times. Many of us fret over how we’re doing as parents.… read more…
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