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Tag Archives: human spirit
Opening up to Nature
By Avraham Friedman On my most recent vacation, traveling in the 1000 Islands region of Ontario Canada, I was struck by the fact that I was standing in a boat and simply staring out at the different islands as we … Continue reading
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Tagged experiential values, human spirit, logotherapy, nature, vacation
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Healing through Human Becoming
I’ve just been doing the dishes after reading the book Viktor Frankl by Anna Redsand and suddenly it hit me. We’ve been telling people the uniqueness of logotherapy is that it puts meaning squarely in the center of concern. The … Continue reading
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Tagged human beings, human spark, human spirit, logotherapy, meaning, positive psychology, Viktor Frankl
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Logotherapy in Australia
The next conference presentation I attended was by Dr. Paul McQuillan titled Befriending the Human Spirit: the Need for A Logotherapeutic Approach to Counseling in Australia. He spoke about the need to understand the culture and mind-set of the Australian … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Gallipoli, human spirit, logotherapy, Paul McQuillan
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Spiritual foundations of logotherapeutic skills: Spirit
The most important skill any therapist can have is spiritual sensitivity. One of the most important, critical aspects of spiritual sensitivity is the belief that the person you are about to see is a precious, unique, singular human being. There … Continue reading
Posted in Healing process, logotherapy
Tagged Carl Rogers, human spirit, logotherapy, love, psychology, sensitivity, Shlomo Carlebach, Viktor Frankl
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On halacha and being human
Thirty years ago I once went to a non-kosher restaurant with my university friends. They all ordered their cheeseburgers or whatever it was and I sat there with the food in front of me. It smelled good and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, human spirit, Kosher food, logotherapy, sheep, temptation
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