by charlie | Aug 24, 2017 | DBT for All
I became aware during college that I was drawn to remoteness amidst gatherings of people, and self-imposed deprivation amidst plenty. So it was not as unusual as it may sound that for nearly a week during one Thanksgiving break I confined myself alone to the depths of... 
by charlie | Jan 3, 2017 | DBT for All
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a public lecture in our little town, Northampton, Massachusetts. When he invited questions from the audience, he was asked if he had any advice for raising children. “Raise children? Me? I’m afraid I have no experience.” He laughed his... 
by charlie | Dec 11, 2016 | DBT for All
Was I out of my mind? Standing at the porch, having already rung the doorbell, I was having serious second thoughts. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. In short, I was scared! I had just walked nearly half a mile through the neighborhood to find the house, and... 
by charlie | Sep 27, 2016 | DBT for All
The first two paragraphs provide a very brief summary of the principles of Change and Acceptance, which I covered in more detail in the last two blogs. So if you prefer, you can jump past them and go right to the principles of the Dialectical Paradigm. Think of any... 
by charlie | Aug 28, 2016 | DBT for All
Presence Impermanence Non-attachment Inter-being Perfect-as-is One Sunday in October, years ago, I was driving my family to visit a wonderful Halloween maze created every year by a farmer in his field. I don’t recall what I was thinking about, but I was preoccupied... 
by charlie | Aug 19, 2016 | DBT for All
Yesterday I was getting dressed in the locker room at the YMCA after swimming. I overheard a conversation taking place between two guys who obviously knew each other. One was upset with his son-in-law. He’s been complaining, on and on and on, about the fact that the...