by Jeff Daverman | Apr 28, 2017 | Latest News, Perspectives
Live @ The Beastro 4/12/17 INDOCTRINATION AIN’T SALVATION To come to understanding You have got to want to know And initiate the growing To move beyond that flat plateau Because you cannot learn from What you don’t want to see… Now, I’m a straight white...
by Jeff Daverman | Aug 2, 2016 | Latest News, Perspectives
THE ESSENCE by Jeff Daverman Taking time to check my mind, align and find my center Between my ears I purge my fears, the wicked shall not enter (x3) Every morning a greeting, the moments are fleeting I’m alive and I’m jiving, my heart is a-beating ‘Make your lives...
by Jeff Daverman | Feb 11, 2016 | Latest News, Perspectives, Sticker Feature
Philosophers and poets have been contemplating human existence for millennia, projecting and pontificating on the edge of the great mysteries of life… asking questions about the meaning of life… Why are we here? What does it all mean? Does it even matter?...
by John Andrew | Dec 9, 2015 | Latest News, Perspectives, Sticker Feature
Yesterday I was watching two children as they interacted with each other, one was my son, and the other his cousin. For the duration of the week I had been contemplating the reason that so many people find the holidays to be a time of such immense stress, yet look...
by RootConcepts | Nov 26, 2015 | Latest News, Perspectives, Sticker Feature
Let’s take a moment to consider the phenomenon of grace in our lives. How does it feel to be visited by grace, how does it feel treat other person with an act of grace, how do we live gracefully? Grace can be defined as: The bestowal of blessings without an...
by RootConcepts | Nov 17, 2015 | Latest News, Perspectives, Sticker Feature
It has long been my belief that the greatest act of strength of any human being is to absorb negative energy and then return it with positive energy… When we look at the spectacle of chaos and unraveling happening in the Middle East and all corners of the world...
by RootConcepts | Nov 2, 2015 | Latest News, Perspectives, Sticker Feature
Do you possess the ability to understand and share the feelings of another? Are you able to be mindful enough to show empathy with deep listening? When you make a mistake can you own it and then forgive yourself? These are questions that don’t often come up in casual...
by Douglas W. Holwerda | Feb 17, 2015 | Perspectives
The Challenge Of Violence The news in the past few months has been particularly amplified with stories of brutality, eliciting public outrage and vows to seek vengeance. Two Japanese captives were beheaded following an attempt to extort millions of dollars, in another...
by Jeff Daverman | Feb 14, 2015 | Perspectives
Have you ever thought to yourself, “forget love, I want revenge?” Without a shadow of a doubt, the majority of us have, at one time or another, wished for, or actually behaved in such a way that fulfilled a sense retribution for a wrong we’ve...
by Douglas W. Holwerda | Jan 26, 2015 | Perspectives
The theme that runs through my essays up to this point is that when we strengthen our will to align it with our ideals, while always recognizing that our will is a small part of a bigger schema, and… when we understand our emotions so that they serve us with...
by Jeff Daverman | Dec 30, 2014 | Perspectives
Do you ever feel as though you’re in a dream? Life moves at such a fast pace that it’s easy to go through the motions and yet miss the meaning (and opportunities) in your everyday experiences. Before you know it, years have passed and life doesn’t...
by Douglas W. Holwerda | Dec 22, 2014 | Perspectives
As a psychotherapist who works with those who struggle with mood issues like depression and anxiety, I see how these conditions distract a person from the experiences of pleasure or the enjoyment of daily living. A depressed person cannot see or experience the parts...
by Jeff Daverman | Nov 27, 2014 | Perspectives
Have you ever heard that a butterfly’s wing flutter can significantly alter conditions elsewhere on the planet, even spawning tornadoes as far as 2 continents away? The scientific theory of ‘The Butterfly Effect’ suggests that a single act, no matter...
by Douglas W. Holwerda | Nov 24, 2014 | Perspectives
In part one of this series, Will, Emotion and the Force of Idealism, I wrote about the use of will, its limitations and its relationship to the unknown. Through practice and persistence we can learn to improve the strengthening of our resolve. We can also reduce the...
by Douglas W. Holwerda | Nov 4, 2014 | Perspectives
Part 2/3 In part one, Will, Emotion and the Force of Idealism, we considered the benefits and limitations of the concept of will. We brought together influential ideas that influence both Western (will) and Eastern (acceptance) ways of thinking and functioning.We also...
by Douglas W. Holwerda | Oct 28, 2014 | Perspectives
“I am a psychotherapist living and practicing in Hanoi, Vietnam. I am also Jeff Daverman’s uncle. I glean from field of psychology and the lessons I have learned working with people. I try to make applicable ideas that fit and are relevant at both individual and...
