by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 8, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Procrastination: Why are you wasting time distracting yourself from living life? Get up and get going!” Welcome to another one of my issues. I love to procrastinate. Most of the failures in my life have been from me procrastinating. While my addiction to...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 7, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Patience: If Rome was not built in a day, why should your life? Give yourself time to learn and grow.” In truth, I hate patience. Why? Because I have a difficult time accepting it. I often find myself becoming annoyed things in my life are not happening...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 6, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Love: If you cannot love yourself, how can you love anyone? Love yourself, then focus on those around you.” Ask yourself, who do I spend every moment of every day with? Who is there no matter what happens, and will never leave me? The answer is you. You...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 5, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Forgiveness: It’s not for them. They don’t know nor care. it is for you to move on. Forgive yourself and others.” Forgiveness, like acceptance, is a difficult concept. Often people are reluctant to forgive others, as they feel by forgiving them, they...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 4, 2015 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Too little and you’re dead. Too much and you’re burned out. Achieve balance.” Anxiety, like Pain, is a defense mechanism that warns us of danger. Anxiety provides a critical task for our survival. Anxiety warns of threats, both internal and...
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