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Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:53 PM
'Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.' (Frankyl, Man's Search for Meaning) |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 12:54 PM
'To be truthful - few can do it! And those who can, will not! Least of all, however, can the good be truthful. Oh these good men! Good men will never tell the truth; to be good in that way is a sickness of the spirit. They yield, these good men, they acquiesce, their hearts imitate, they obey from the heart: But he who obeys does not listen to himself!' (Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra) |
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Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 7:07 PM
In his introduction toOn Becoming a PersonCarl Rogers recounts how he worked with a mother to help her deal with her child who was 'something of a hellion'. He spent time with the mother gently interpreting her behaviour and showing her the evidence that supported his own insight that it was her early rejection of her son that caused his problems. He got nowhere with her, despite his best efforts and eventually gave up. They both agreed that the therapy had failed. As the woman got up to leave his office, she asked if he did adult counselling. |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 11:43 AM
'Joy is the emotional expression of the courageous Yes to one's own true being.' (Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be) |
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Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 4:43 PM
In a conversation between Carl Rogers (the founder of person-centred therapy) and Martin Buber (a theologian and philosopher) the two men disagreed on many aspects of therapy. However, they found one area that they could whole-heartedly agree on, and this was that in the therapeutic encounter one of the most valuable things a therapist could give to a client was the permission tobe:
Rogers: 'I give [the client] permission tobe.'
Buber: 'I think no human being can give more than this. |
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