Some thing to think about as every one is pushing us to do more and faster. It just does not work that way.

A good therapist will gently tease out the tangled psychological truth without hurting or annihilating the client in the process.  It’s not what you lied about, it’s why you lied about it.

I came across this article and as a therapist, was interested in what it had to say. It takes great strength to walk into a therapist office and I let every client know that they are showing great passion to change their life to what they dream it to be. Yet during the process, the client becomes comfortable with the therapist and starts interacting with them as they do every on in their life. Seeking approval, wanting to show only the good and hiding those things that we are afraid we will get disapproval for. Then the therapeutic process begins to slow, issues are harder to resolve…. I speak of this not only from my 20+ years of clinical work but also from a very personal lever. I have done the same thing in my personal therapy and know the hard work we ask our clients to do. So I ask the clinical people who read this to remember what it was like and the clients to see that it just might be work the risk to have the life they dream of.

This video is amazing.

A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the opposite backwards as forward. Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite..

This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant. Make sure you read as well as listen…forward and backward.

This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old. The contest was titled “u @ 50″ by AARP. This video won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. So simple and yet so brilliant.

Take a minute and watch it.

“first they ignore you; then they laugh at you; then they fight you; then you win.”            Gandhi

with the increase in hate crimes that we are facing as we lead up to Pride week. i found this quote inspiring. And coming from a man who would understand.

Four Things You Didn’t Know About God and Same-Sex Marriage

Apr 16th, 2009 | 4 responsesPosted by OIA Staff in Health & Lifestyle, Opinion

Last week, Iowa and Vermont joined Connecticut and Massachusetts to legalize same-sex marriage. Progressive religious voices and civil rights groups worked hard to help achieve these victories, moving us closer to our nation’s promise of equality and justice for all. Even so, conservative religious opponents are criticizing the victories, claiming that same-sex marriage violates the biblical definition of marriage. They are wrong, and here’s why.

1. There are few biblical verses that address homosexuality at all, and most of those are not directed at homosexuality per se. Opponents of same-sex marriage routinely cite seven verses in the Christian Bible as condemning homosexuality and calling it a sin. But when taken in context, these lessons speak not against homosexuality itself, but rather against rape, child molestation, bestiality, and other practices that hurt others and compromise a person’s relationship with God.
2. Jesus never said one word against homosexuality. In all of his teachings, Jesus uplifted actions and attitudes of justice, love, humility, mercy, and compassion. He condemned violence, oppression, cold-heartedness, and social injustice. Never once did Jesus refer to what we call homosexuality as a sin.
3. The Bible never mentions or condemns the concept we call same-sex marriage. Although opponents of same-sex marriage claim that lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender unions violate biblical principles, no verses in the Bible explicitly address gay marriage or committed same-sex relationships.
4. Those who claim a “biblical definition of marriage” as a model for today ignore various marital arrangements in the Bible that would be illegal or condemned today. The Bible is filled with stories of polygamy and husbands taking concubines. In accordance with the culture and laws of the past, women were often treated like property that could be traded or sold into marriage. Today we understand that these examples of marriage reflect the cultural practices of the time rather than a spiritual model for today.

For more on civil rights from American Progress please visit the Civil Rights, Liberties, and Justice page of our website. For more on faith and religion from CAP please see the Religion and Values page of our website.

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Four simple points that shead some light on to the subject of the bible and homosexuality.

This Ad reminded me of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech “I have a dream” when he made that speech there were no black people on TV. despite all the hatred, the lies, the lack of rights. Take hart, we are hear and we are changing things.