by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 25, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Giving includes time, energy, effort, and love. Gifts are a lesser form of giving. Focus on what you are leaving behind.” It is sad that we as a society considers the giving of physical gifts to be the point of the holiday season. After two months of...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 24, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“A simple word that can brighten someone’s day. Sometimes, a word can be better than a gift.” One way to judge the character of a person is how they treat people they do not know. A good place to test this is at restaurants and stores. While many people...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 23, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Accepting bad things that happened to you is not approving of them. Deal with the emotions and move on.” I would consider Acceptance an advanced level therapeutic concept. It is an extremely difficult concept to understand and employ. On the surface, most...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 22, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Who are you, is not a question for others to answer. What you think of you, you will become.” Do you view yourself as a failure? As someone who does not know what they want for their future? Do you think, “others know what they want, but I do not?...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 21, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Plan for your future, but be ready to make revisions. No plan goes 100%. Those without plans have no future.” It has often been said the trait of a good leader is the ability to improvise when plans begin to fail. This is true, as no plan will work out...
