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Two Roads Diverged…
Two Roads Diverged…
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both….”
David J. Bookbinder
Aug 24, 2022
Time Machine
Time Machine
When I was a boy, one of my favorite books was H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine, in which an inventor from the present journeys to…
David J. Bookbinder
Aug 18, 2022
Caption Contest(s)
Caption Contest(s)
Since 2005, The New Yorker magazine has been running a caption contest. Every week, they post one of their iconic cartoons with no caption…
David J. Bookbinder
Aug 9, 2022
Covered
Covered
When it comes to people, it’s usually bad form to metaphorically “judge a book by its cover.” But in the realm of actual books, it’s the…
David J. Bookbinder
Jul 26, 2022
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
In 1974, a year out of college, I landed in Manhattan.
David J. Bookbinder
Jul 19, 2022
Pivots
Pivots
Over the years, I’ve pivoted many times. Maybe you have, too.
David J. Bookbinder
Jul 19, 2022
Work/Life Imbalance, Part I
Work/Life Imbalance, Part I
David J. Bookbinder
May 25, 2021
How to Triumph Over the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, Part II
How to Triumph Over the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, Part II
David J. Bookbinder
May 18, 2021
How to Triumph Over the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
How to Triumph Over the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
David J. Bookbinder
May 12, 2021
Art of Balance Basic Training: Your Gift!
Art of Balance Basic Training: Your Gift!
David J. Bookbinder
May 7, 2021
Art of Balance Basic Training: Your Gift!
Art of Balance Basic Training: Your Gift!
David J. Bookbinder
May 6, 2021
What Brings You Here Today?
What Brings You Here Today?
David J. Bookbinder
May 5, 2021
Videos: Follow Your Yellow Brick Road
Videos: Follow Your Yellow Brick Road
David J. Bookbinder
May 4, 2021
Video: A Mini Lesson in Mini Self-Care
Video: A Mini Lesson in Mini Self-Care
David J. Bookbinder
May 3, 2021
Video: What to Do When Things Fall Apart
Video: What to Do When Things Fall Apart
David J. Bookbinder
May 2, 2021
Video: The Cast of Characters, Part II
Video: The Cast of Characters, Part II
David J. Bookbinder
May 1, 2021
Video: The Cast of Characters, Part I
Video: The Cast of Characters, Part I
David J. Bookbinder
Apr 30, 2021
Video: We’re Whole, But Also the Sum of Our Parts
Video: We’re Whole, But Also the Sum of Our Parts
David J. Bookbinder
Apr 29, 2021
Video: A Three-Breath, One-Minute Meditation
Video: A Three-Breath, One-Minute Meditation
David J. Bookbinder
Apr 28, 2021
An Apology… and a Gift
An Apology… and a Gift
David J. Bookbinder
Apr 27, 2021
Stay Loose
Stay Loose
Seven months into the State of Emergency, and the virus has not changed. The ways it spreads have not changed. It’s degree of fatality has…
David J. Bookbinder
Oct 17, 2020
Pandemicide [full text]
Pandemicide [full text]
David J. Bookbinder, LMHC david@transformationspress.org
David J. Bookbinder
Sep 21, 2020
URGENT: Pandemicide
URGENT: Pandemicide
I hope you’re doing well during this difficult time.
David J. Bookbinder
Sep 18, 2020
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis — Step 2, Assess
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis — Step 2, Assess
I typically see people for psychotherapy after they’ve broken through denial but before they reach a state of true acceptance. Often, they…
David J. Bookbinder
Jul 2, 2020
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis — Step 1, Detect
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis — Step 1, Detect
Among my clients, friends, and family, those who are doing well in the pandemic have accepted that this is the way the world is now…
David J. Bookbinder
Jul 2, 2020
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis — Step 0, Denial
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis — Step 0, Denial
I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and my work for the past 17 years has been to help people overcome psychological and situational…
David J. Bookbinder
Jul 2, 2020
TL;DR: Do’s and Don’ts for Navigating a Global Crisis
TL;DR: Do’s and Don’ts for Navigating a Global Crisis
I’ve been working on a detailed article about how the Art of Balance system applies to the current global crisis, and how to use it to…
David J. Bookbinder
May 1, 2020
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis: Part I
The Art of Balance in a Global Crisis: Part I
The scenario:
David J. Bookbinder
Apr 25, 2020
Stuck? Find the bottleneck.
Stuck? Find the bottleneck.
A few months ago, I took a business bootcamp course from Mirasee, an organization that helps build and scale businesses using a…
David J. Bookbinder
Nov 17, 2018
Dive Deep to Live Creatively
Dive Deep to Live Creatively
Creative activities — and the creative approach to life that often accompanies them — can help us better withstand the huffing and puffing…
David J. Bookbinder
Oct 3, 2018
Clean up your cat hairs!
Clean up your cat hairs!
Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay is desperate ground. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
David J. Bookbinder
Sep 27, 2018
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