Tag Archives: love

I am Hashem

Posted on June 17, 2012 by logogroup

by Aryeh Siegel I am Hashem your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves (Exodus 20:1). The first two words of the Ten Commandments that God spoke on Mount Sinai are: … Continue reading →

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Logotherapy elevator statement

Posted on June 3, 2012 by logogroup

by Batya Yaniger One of the important marketing rules is imagining you’re on an elevator, the doors and soon closing and you’ve got half a minute to say something that captures the essence of what you do. Here is my … Continue reading →

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Down Syndrome and a logotherapeutic attitude

Posted on March 26, 2012 by logogroup

Apropos to what I was writing about yesterday and the understandings that congealed in our logotherapy group, I received in my box a most beautiful, poignant and meaningful article by William Kolbrenner illustrating a logotherapeutic attitude towards life (although he … Continue reading →

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Before It’s Too Late

Posted on February 21, 2012 by logogroup

Yesterday I went to the funeral of my daughter-in-law’s father. I had visited him just a week before. It’s not unusual that people get sick and die. What struck me is that I had put off visiting him for about … Continue reading →

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Creating We-ness

Posted on January 11, 2012 by logogroup

Interesting that this post sounds similar to the previous one, even though the previous one was not written yesterday. These are some thoughts jotted down, in a raw state (since I’m giving myself permission to write in that way these … Continue reading →

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The Tasks of Dis-Ease

Posted on December 13, 2011 by logogroup

As Frankl said there is great therapeutic value in seeing life as a task. The tasks of dis-ease can be broken into four main categories: processing, rediscovery, consciousness and being-in-relationship. Processing Processing meaning taking all the shells and pits of … Continue reading →

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Balancing Loving and Being Loved

Posted on December 1, 2011 by logogroup

Did you ever notice that when you tell someone who’s feeling down and out to go to a movie or do something he likes it doesn’t always work? Sometimes the reason can be that he’s not happy with his job … Continue reading →

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Therapy of Love?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by logogroup

Is logotherapy a therapy of love? The answer is “yes and no.” It depends on how you define love. If love is the feeling a child has who is being embraced and treasured for the singular, preciously unique individual he … Continue reading →

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A New Year

Posted on September 28, 2011 by logogroup

There will be no posts for the next three days. A new year is upon us in the Jewish calendar – Rosh Hashana. In the words of the prayer service it is the day of the birth of creation and … Continue reading →

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Needs or Values?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by logogroup

Many years ago in social work school personal growth groups were categorized as “preventative.” I agreed when there is a risk of suicide or illness or drug abuse or anything requiring serious intervention that facilitating such a group is preventative … Continue reading →

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