THE CONCERT At Carnegie Hall, on a Tuesday night, a full day of work awaits, starting early the next morning. I make the sacrifice, my stepson is singing in Eric Whitacre’s Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. Paradise Lost is the story of a lost generation of angel children left behind by their dying parents, walled [...]
#661 Chuck’s Place: Compassion is Ruthlessness
February 27, 2010 – 10:58 am
Welcome to Chuck’s Place, where Chuck Ketchel expresses his thoughts, insights, and experiences! Many of the shamanic and psychological terms used in Chuck’s essays are defined in Tools & Definitions on our Psychotherapy website. Shamans define ruthlessness as the place of no pity. In their nomenclature, the place of no pity represents a shift of [...]
#658 Chuck’s Place: Your Family is Not Your Family
February 20, 2010 – 10:47 am
Welcome to Chuck’s Place, where Chuck Ketchel expresses his thoughts, insights, and experiences! Many of the shamanic and psychological terms used in Chuck’s essays are defined in Tools & Definitions on our Psychotherapy website. We are born with instincts ready to ensure our survival. A baby is preprogrammed to attach to its parents, to be [...]