by Michael Parise | Oct 26, 2012
Such a question! But are you? What is it that makes you happy? What do you need to make you happier? Can we be happy merely be avoiding situations and people that make us unhappy? Or is there a better way? In our search for happiness we may aim for goals or...
by Michael Parise | Oct 24, 2012
It often seems we’re hyper-sensitive about invading other people’s privacy. As a result a lot of people engage in inane or boring conversation, trying to tip-toe around questions that appear to be invasive. Yet asking questions, especially personal questions, can be...
by Michael Parise | Oct 18, 2012
Do you allow yourself to be vulnerable to uncomfortable feelings and memories concerning your relationship with you father? Or, like a lot of men, do you shelve that which stimulates your temptation to weep? Maybe you’ve decided that being in competition with the...
by Michael Parise | Oct 17, 2012
What does “father energy” offer a child that enables him or her to grow into a mature and responsible adult? What elements are necessary in a child’s life, which uniquely flow from a father and that offer balance and emotional wholeness in the child’s development?...
by Michael Parise | Oct 17, 2012
I’ve long been interested in helping people to heal the wounds they’ve experienced in their families of origin. Often these inflictions are unintended. They are due to a lack of mindfulness or because of the parents’ wounds that they’ve experienced through their own...