Books

“Someday I might get a cell phone / mobile phone but it will be used just for emergencies”. Someone you know, and a few hundred million people who are not close personal friends have said that statement and meant it.  But I suspect they’re not waiting for an emergency, they use their cell phone...
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Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Norman, a twice-divorced thirty-six-year-old lawyer, came for therapy.  He often ran into interpersonal problems, but recently he had lost three close friendships, had a serious falling out with his parents, and his fiancée had broken off their engagement.  No wonder!  Norman had more rules and regulations than the Army,...
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While attending your average summer party, a rising college sophomore like myself will be asked the same two questions perpetually throughout the evening: One,  “How was your first year at college?” and two, “are you excited to be going back to school?”. In an attempt to spare my acquaintance from the bursting floodgates of...
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Velveegan! When I dip, you dip, we dip. Thanks to Taylor who submitted Velveeta-ish cheesy dip as her suggestion for the Make It Vegan segment of my blog. It’s like the suggestion was meant to be since I had been thinking about cheesy dip already that day (I mean, when do I not think about that sort...
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Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Al could not understand why he had no close friends.  He saw himself as honest and caring.  What he did not realize was that he had so many shoulds, oughts and musts that it was impossible to be around him without being corrected or criticized.  “One thing I don’t...
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Well, here I am ,writing again! I have learned to love writing, and I do not obsess over it.  I hope people like what I write and want to read it, but, if they don’t what can you do!  Obsessing over it isn’t going to make people read what I have to write or...
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Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• “I’m actually very pleased that Joe broke off our relationship.  ” None of Elaine’s friends believed her.  It was evident to them that she was really very hurt and puzzled by Joe’s behavior.  By rationalizing, instead of facing the truth, Elaine was preventing herself from learning how to stop...
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Little Bee  |  By Chris Cleave This fantastically well-written novel, the second by the author, gives readers a view into two very different worlds:  Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The lives of two women – a 16-year-old African girl and a middle-aged British journalist wife and mother – intersect through a chance meeting on...
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Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Gina complained that she felt down or upset a lot of the time.  “I have no control over the way I feel,” she said.  When she learned that her thoughts were largely responsible for her feelings, she was able to gain much more control over her disturbing emotions.  She...
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For 13 years, I’ve made sure that my son’s birthday was celebrated big, spending weeks planning a theme party and fun activities for him and his friends. For his first birthday, we had the Singing Library Lady come to our house, play her guitar and sing “Wheels on the Bus,” “There Was an Old...
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