Monthly Archives: January 2023

This entry is more geared to anyone out there that are parents.  When completing the line: “I Can Only Be As Happy As____”, the following ending may be shared by many people:  “ AS MY UNHAPPIEST CHILD”.  What this statement implies is that as parents, no matter what the age of our children, our own […]

Before I was married and was on the dating scene, the first date was almost always awkward.  Getting the conversation rolling in a comfortable way took lots of effort.  I usually liked being the one to ask questions so I could learn more about the person I was meeting.  One of my standard questions was: […]

The term “butterfly effect” was coined by meteorologist Edward Lorenz in a speech in 1972.  He discovered in the 1960’s that tiny, butterfly-scale changes to the starting point of his computer weather models resulted in anything from sunny skies to violent storms, with no way to predict in advance what the outcome might be.  So, potentially […]

Here is a definition of “Outcome”: the way a thing turns out; a consequence. Looking at the definition, the “THING” referred to could be lots of different things including: The outcome of a football game (Go Giants!!!…and already my patients that are Eagles’ fans are taunting me with texts about what they think will happen […]

This is the time of year when you cannot avoid seeing a bunch of advertisements for “weight loss” products, programs, diets and other potential interventions to help people lose weight.  Some of these are well known and have been around for years including: Meal replacement programs such as Nutrisystems and Jenny Craig Online coaching programs […]

  Any Disney movie fans out there?  The very popular Disney movie, The Lion King was released in 1994.  The Broadway version opened in 1997 and to dates, hundreds of millions of people have seen either/both versions.  The music was written by Sir Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice.  The movie/show has a number […]

We, as human beings, will usually spring into action when we have strong motivations to accomplish something.  If an important test needs to be passed and a job promotion and/or raise is dependent on passing that test, we will spend lots of dedicated time preparing for the exam.  If we are in a job we […]

I am writing this entry on a dark, cold early January morning.  Although the lights have not been taken down as yet in our household, the “holiday feeling” is clearly gone.   There is no longer an anticipatory excitement about an upcoming gathering, celebration, gift exchange, etc.  These are for the most part, in the […]

  If we were playing a game of “Fill in the Blank”, anyone that likes music from the “Fab Four (aka The Beatles” would know that the answer is “LOVE”.  Their song “All You Need Is Love” was written by John Lennon and released in July 1967.  The song’s intent was to support the peace […]