by Keith Herron | Nov 23, 2020 | Opinion
Prayer is an antidote to despair. Notice I didn’t suggest a promise about depression I can’t guarantee? Truthfully, prayer is not much of an antidote to depression because mostly it’s just not. Working with depression is a reminder of how chronic it can be and how...
by Keith Herron | May 11, 2020 | Opinion
The ancients knew about the power of identity, the power of one knowing who they were, and the power of the self. Without having a science called psychology to describe their inner world, they were still able to identify and claim a sense of themselves in such a way...
by Keith Herron | Apr 1, 2020 | Opinion
A lifelong teacher tells her confessional story of the time she had a young student in her class who would, as they say, get her goat. This little boy knew where all her buttons were, and he knew how to push them. One day, she was so irritated by this little boy’s...
by Keith Herron | Mar 24, 2020 | Opinion
Theoretically, all that is needed to form a system is for people to spend time together. Ronald Richardson says, “Emotional systems are like delicately balanced mobiles.” Within the system, all are connected, and what happens on one end affects the other end....
by Keith Herron | Mar 17, 2020 | Opinion
It doesn’t take a prophet to recognize we live in anxious times. Anxiety is seeping out of the pores of our world. It is felt in families, neighbors, politics, businesses and any institutions wherever a community is gathered. Without relief, free-floating anxiety may...
