back in january i introduced you to daily dose of queer, one of the blogs on gender identity that i like to follow. today they have an interesting article about a pill that some seem to claim might “cure” young men “in danger” of “becoming” homosexual. check it out. i wonder whether the comments i… Continue reading curing homosexuality?
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the therapist as a person pt 1
here’s something i wrote a few years ago. it’s still pretty relevant, i think. i’ll post it in installments. The psychotherapist in context Personal life, roles and social environment The vast majority of the literature on psychotherapy deals with therapeutic techniques and theories – the “what” and “how” of a process that is, ostensibly, aimed… Continue reading the therapist as a person pt 1
today: ice
hi everyone you may have noticed that i haven’t posted very much these last few days. i am busy contemplating moving my blog somewhere else, that’s why. in the meantime, i do not wish to leave you un-entertained. so here’s some interesting tidbits. they’re all about ice. why? how does that tie in to a… Continue reading today: ice
about words
word again – the broken word; deep in the stomach it sits and is afraid: so little has it been out in the open, and it will look shabby and disoriented when it surfaces. it creeps up into brain, eyes and hands and makes the passages tremble, stirs the memory of tears behind the eyes,… Continue reading about words
more on sexual identity: asexuality
one of the sexual orientations that seems to often fall between the cracks in the discussion on sexual identity is asexuality. some people have no sexual desire, or no desire to act on it. whether there is something “wrong” with that or not is a matter of controversy. be that as it may, more people… Continue reading more on sexual identity: asexuality
fat acceptance
i just stumbled across a surprisingly thoughtful discussion of the matter of fat acceptance, in hugo schwyzer’s blog. an excerpt: I’ve struggled for years and years with addictive eating habits and compulsive exercising. I do spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about my body and seeking to control it. Yet my neuroses are sanctioned… Continue reading fat acceptance
if you meet the buddha on the road, kill him!
this is the title of a book sheldon kopp wrote 30 years ago. i just picked it up again, and it still holds so many truths and so much inspiration for me. some excerpts: no meaning that comes from outside ourselves is real. in every age, men have set out on pilgrimages … wishing to… Continue reading if you meet the buddha on the road, kill him!
manjushri – fierce buddhism
often, we associate buddhism with kindness, gentleness, compassion. but buddhism is about the whole human experience. manjushri is the bodhisattva who engenders the human experience of fierceness and determination. here is an excerpt about him from a blog on e-sangha. (a bodhisattva is an enlightened being who has vowed not to enter nirvana until all… Continue reading manjushri – fierce buddhism
booze and writing
i’m in the middle of reading parched, by heather king, about her 20-year stint as an alcoholic. what i find interesting is the disconnect between her tight and truly “witty and entertaining” (publishers weekly) language on the one hand and on the other hand a storyline that now, that i’m at page 149, is still… Continue reading booze and writing
philosophy, passion and thresholds
Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot. … says good old d.h. lawrence. i have a passion for philosophy. the word “passion” is quite useful here, and it’s the type of passion that makes me think of the covers… Continue reading philosophy, passion and thresholds