DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” ~ Ronald Reagan Recently, I was talking with a family member who was low-key bragging about how he and his new wife of one year “never fight.” I was a little stunned…both by this claim and
DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” ~ Ronald Reagan Recently, I was talking with a family member who was low-key bragging about how he and his new wife of one year “never fight.” I was a little stunned…both by this claim and
DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” ~Henry David Thoreau One thing that every single human on this earth has the same amount of is hours in a day. Each and every single one of us has 24 hours in the day
DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” ~ Alan Cohen “New Year, New You” is a phrase I often hear around the new year. While I understand the sentiment there, I do not love the underlying idea of completely reinventing ourselves and/or disregarding where we
DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Dear 2020, Thank you and goodbye. You certainly were an unusual year! It feels a bit like the world was a snow globe, and was thoroughly shaken up. Now that 2021 is starting, we can tell you what we really thought of you. At the beginning of March, I started participating in
DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Inhale the future, exhale the past.” ~Anon. 2020 has been one for the books. Every single one of us has been affected in some way or another; in many instances likely not for the better. If we were not personally affected by the Coronavirus, we may have known someone that was, or
DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.” ~Agnes M. Pahro Normally, the holiday season is full of spending time with family, decorating the Christmas tree, looking at light displays, bustling in malls to find the perfect gifts, traveling, making and
DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.” ~Charlotte Brontë 2020 has been unlike any other year. We have seen a global pandemic, lockdowns, quarantines, political unrest, and a presidential election of scandalous proportions. On a more micro level, we have
Melissa Cluff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in North Texas, providing face-to-face and telehealth therapy options to clients in Texas.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in North Texas, providing face-to-face and telehealth therapy options to clients in Texas.
