There is an old cartoon where two vultures are sitting on a phone wire when one turns to the other and says: “To hell with patience, I’m going to kill something!” This recent explosion of anti-Semitic activity, including the destruction of a Jewish cemetery right here in Philadelphia reminds me of that vulture. You see, […]
This election: The voice of human suffering
This election is the voice of human suffering. The anger on one side is a byproduct of a large group of people who feel unheard, unnoticed and uncared-about. People who suffer and feel alienated, angry and helpless. The righteous indignation on the other side is born of fear. And now those who have lost have […]
Dan hosting live, free web chat November 4 at 3pm for Christopher Reeve Foundation
Join us Wednesday and invite your family and friends to sign up now for Dr. Dan’s next live webchat on November 4th at 3:00 pm ET. Dr. Dan calls anger a reaction to injustice and we sure have experienced plenty of injustice whether we are disabled or love one who is. Let’s discuss methods to […]
Is Anger Always a Bad Thing?
While posting on the Christopher and Dana Reeve webpage the other day, a gentlemen I’ll call John, says he is a quadriplegic who calls himself an angry person. Whether or not that’s true, he wondered if anger is always a bad thing. Here is my response, but I would love to hear yours: Yes, anger […]
Fighting for the light
I recently met with a man who sustained a tragic accident 10 years ago leaving him significantly impaired. He said he spent the first six months not wanting any therapies as he saw no reason for them. After all, he was going to be “crippled” for the rest of his life. And then something happened. […]
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