10/27/2025
Like most of us, I feel a tendency to want to look away from my negative thoughts and feelings, or repress and deny them (I’m not “supposed” to feel this way). But from hard experience, I know that denial and repression will ultimately hurt me and those around me. Not an option.
I grew up in a small upstate New York town in the afterglow of WWII when the US was economically flourishing. I had the good fortune to live in a peaceful neighborhood, with loving parents and a stable home environment. Because of their example, I grew to value loving kindness, generosity and respec
