Reading an article in "The Atlantic" about how having children has a negative impact on happiness, but how happiness isn't the only thing that matters makes me think about my dogs. I'm eating my breakfast as I read and the dogs are sitting next to me staring at my plate. Daisy, the older one, is … [Read more...] about Getting Back For The Dogs
Self Acceptance
Putting Things Off
I've finished putting up a trellis by the front door so that the jasmine can wind its way up and go some very moderate distance towards soothing the wisteria envy I have for the house on the corner. The fact that the trellis is slightly wonky I take as karma for doing a bit of sub-standard DIY … [Read more...] about Putting Things Off
Smaller Circles
In the fields the dogs are chasing one another, the puppy only in second gear because anything more is far too quick for Daisy. A hard as Daisy runs the pup slips away with a body swerve or a sudden burst of acceleration. The effort is pleasing Daisy, but she'll never catch the pup and have … [Read more...] about Smaller Circles
Letting Go As A Form Of Control
"I'm not sure how to help you," I croak from beneath a blanket of heavy cold. Next to me in the car, my daughter's face cracks and she begins to cry. I pull out another tissue and try to excavate the accumulation in my nostrils without much success. "I just don't get it. I know what's going … [Read more...] about Letting Go As A Form Of Control
The Observer Effect
"Can you deliver a presentation on What Is Therapy? for Mental Health Awareness Week?" I was asked in an email recently. I sent back a reply, "Sure, that's no problem." What could be simpler than a therapist writing about what therapy is? When it came to it though, it was tougher than … [Read more...] about The Observer Effect