Archive for July 7, 2010

Serenity Now, Insanity Later

Seinfeld is one of my all-time favorite sitcoms. Thankfully, my husband has the entire series on DVD, so we watch the show quite a bit for some great laughs. The other night we watched its Serenity Now episode. In this episode, several characters say the phrase “Serenity Now” to calm themselves down during times of [...]

Looking for Opportunity? Follow the Korean Tacos.

It’s not easy to open yourself up to possibility. And when you make the effort it can be filled with risk and setbacks. When I’m feeling stuck I remind myself that my world is, in many ways, a psychological construct of the mind. And the story I see and tell myself is founded on a [...]

Why Aren’t Professional Counselors Allowed a Place in the Military?

Did you know there are no Licensed Professional Counselors or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in any of the military branches? I have been an Army Reservist since 2001 and I chose to be enlisted to get a well-rounded experience and to understand the Army from the enlisted perspective first. I expected to become a [...]