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Principle versus Personality

Your telephone records: are they personal or private? Has our President acted legally or illegally in obtaining millions of phone call records since 9/11 without a court order? Today’s news is full of the debate about “legal” or “illegal” regarding phone records, wiretapping and countless other issues. Politicians from both parties are […]

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Lazaris says: “Before change, chaos; following change, chaos.” Turmoil, it seems, is part of change; and Life Learning requires change.
So, it’s Springtime. Traditionally we relate to this time of year as that of “planting seeds” for the coming year, hence we do Spring cleaning, sign up for classes in topics new to […]

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Sharing Emotions

It’s come up more than once in the past week, so it’s time to revisit this topic again!
Many years ago, as part of my healing as a “Recovering Angry Person,” I realized that whenever I feel angry (and especially the hurt that is always underneath), I must deal with it, upfront. If I don’t, […]

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A Loss of Empathy

Last night was scary at my house. My son came to visit, to help me with some computer issues, and as he drove over the hill, an irate driver (for no apparent reason, according to my son), began to crowd his bumper and blow his horn. I was on the cell phone with […]

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Emotional Literacy

This morning I felt inspired to look myself–Ilene L. Dillon–up on the Internet by doing a Google search. I am PRESENT on the Internet! Listings for Full Power Living, my Internet radio program. From 1999 a listing of my husband, Dr. Bob Fink, and me presenting papers at an International Conference in […]

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Forgiveness

Today is an auspicious day, marked especially by a solar eclipse. I was listening to a tape distributed by my friend, Jon Fox, in which it was emphasized that this is a time for us to move ourselves toward forgiveness–all of us. Now, forgiveness was a very difficult thing for me for many […]

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What Do People Talk About?

This week, I’ve had some deep conversations with people, outside of my therapy office. My friend, Deki, and I talked about ideas for “Born to Learn.” She’s helping me to formulate part of the material. I always count on her to “explore” with me. She is one of the most supportive […]

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Experts Who Write

My friend and “Rejection Expert” Dr. Elayne Savage has positioned herself as an “expert.” I noticed she was consulted by a reporter to offer an opinion about road rage that was published this past weekend. There is a certain antipathy I have to positioning myself as an “expert,” perhaps because of what another […]

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In Remembrance of Keriac

“Keriac” was a name that came to my sister in a dream. In the dream, someone asked her for her name, and she responded clearly, “My name is Keriac.” When she awoke, she decided to replace “Frances” that had been her name for 35 years, with Keriac. She loved the name so […]

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