Posted on May 30th, 2006 by Open Grove Claudia
If abundance is so prevalent, why do so many people suffer? I have been asked this question over and over again this month. Sadly, abundance has very little to do with human suffering.
Take for example all those “starving children in China” I grew up hearing about. It turns out that the grain [...]
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Posted on May 18th, 2006 by Open Grove Claudia
It’s no secret that I am a middle child. In fact, it’s no secret that I like middle children. They are funny, charming and easy to get along with. Recently, my friend Toby (whose name is changes to protect his middle child invisibility) and I went to the hardware store to buy [...]
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Posted on May 14th, 2006 by Open Grove Claudia
The NY Times ran a contest to determine what is the best American Novel in the last 25 years. (Click here for the story). The winner? Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Have you read it?
I loved this book. It’s one of the books that encouraged me to become a psychotherapist. [...]
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Posted on May 8th, 2006 by Open Grove Claudia
I have been thinking a lot about friends lately. I have always been the kind of person who had a lot of friends and acquaintances. I frequently joke that I know everyone. I like different types of people - executives, artists, writers, lawyers, you name it. One of my favorite things [...]
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