Tag Archives: relationships

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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Life Calls us to Emerge

Posted on September 27, 2011 by logogroup

Logotherapy provides a basic framework for good therapy. What’s important is the fundamentals. Those don’t change. Within that framework I can take logotherapy in different directions by learning from this one and that or by making my own innovations. Value-oriented … Continue reading →

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Happiness is passion

Posted on March 11, 2011 by logogroup

One of the questions we ask the students to answer in our logotherapy course is: “Is man basically good or evil?” This is an old philosophical question but we are asking them to answer it based on their impressions after … Continue reading →

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Big ideas

Posted on March 1, 2011 by logogroup

First a word about the photo. I’ve changed the picture in the blog heading and I wanted you to see the picture in its entirety before it was cropped. We took this picture by the lake at St. Moritz in … Continue reading →

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The infinite in the finite

Posted on February 22, 2011 by logogroup

Some more thoughts came to me after writing yesterday’s post. Instead of rewriting it I thought to write an alternative version. Perhaps one day I will merge the two pieces. Two blessings in the Jewish prayer book have been a … Continue reading →

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In accordance with God’s will

Posted on February 21, 2011 by logogroup

In yesterday’s post I spoke about the blessing “You are a source of blessing God, our Lord King of the universe, who has made me with all of my needs” Another blessing is one that only women say: “You are … Continue reading →

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The power to harmonize

Posted on February 14, 2011 by logogroup

To continue from the last few posts, my friend and I had learned that happiness is a function of bonding or connecting between things that are in opposition. Next we learned that making connections and creating harmony takes work. What … Continue reading →

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Happiness

Posted on February 10, 2011 by logogroup

Frankl would often say that happiness cannot be pursued. When a person finds meaning happiness ensues. Together with my chevruta (study partner) I have been studying the topic of happiness from the book Alei Shur. This and several upcoming blog … Continue reading →

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Exchange students

Posted on July 15, 2010 by logogroup

To bring the philosophical stuff I said yesterday down to earth – The way people relate in conversation goes back to a very basic attitude. Think about the ideal model of how ideas are exchanged in Jewish textual study: Two … Continue reading →

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