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Directions: Beauty, Creativity. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima
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Anxiety: Perfectionism
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No Man Is an Island
One of James’ favorite poems is “No Man Is an Island” by John Donne – a 17th-century English poet, scholar, soldier, and pastor. As research warns us about an epidemic of loneliness and an increase in fear, let’s remember that human beings are a social species, and we simply need physical contact with each other…
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Directions: Relationships, Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima
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Vulnerability: Directions
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Directions: Destiny. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima
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Creative Expression: Directions
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Directions: Resiliency, Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima
“I made strength from everything that had happened to me, so that in the end even the final tragedy could not defeat me. And that is what Ultima tried to teach me, that the tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart.” Rudolfo Anaya “Bless Me,…
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Directions: Relationships, Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima
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Psychotherapy: Creativity
The more I think about psychotherapy, the more I see room for poetry in it. In a world of literalism (and literalism is always based on individual judgement), in the world where we communicate with short text and images “to the point” (when the more precise we are, the more insecure we are becoming whether…
