April 10, 2008

“You Can’t Have It All”- A Model of Realistic Expectations for Marriage & Family Life

 
Let’s contextualize the discussion with some notion of the model’s origin. My wife and I were preparing to build a home on a select parcel of property. The contractor requested a meeting to go over expectations we had in this process and wanted to clarify from his perspective the goals we had in mind. As [...]

April 10, 2008

Words of Wisdom after 30 years as a husband, father and marriage & family therapist!

The capacity to change for one’s own betterment is endless.

The lasting warmth in a smile or a kind word is vastly underrated.

Adversity is the breakfast of champions.

Sometimes it is clear from those you love, what NOT to be.

All honest work is honorable even if it is not valued.

If you work too much, all relationships suffer.

All [...]