by Rory Scher, LMFT | Artisan Blog
Dear [Still In Process] Self, Last time, you wrote to me about comparison (Click here for previous post). This time, I write to you about grief. You know it well. It comes along with endings. Small endings like the conclusions of books, days, and conversations. And...
by Rory Scher, LMFT | Artisan Blog
I love writing. And yet, at times, I’m afraid of it. A blinking cursor on a blank page is exciting. It’s the anticipation of what is about to be created. It’s that feeling of possibility. And yet, at times, I’m afraid of it, because a blinking cursor on a blank...
by Rory Scher, LMFT | Artisan Blog
Dear [True] Self, I owe you an apology. Last week, I got very angry with you when I got the news of our dear friend’s accomplishment. You were full of joy for them, but I was full of jealousy. I saw them accomplish the same goal I’d set for myself, only they did it...
by Rory Scher, LMFT | Artisan Blog
A couple years ago, I rescued a dog. I knew immediately when I saw her, she was the one I wanted. She was small, adorable, terrified, and precious. Life had already been unkind and unfair to her. I was instantly filled with compassion, because of the cruelty she had...
by Rory Scher, LMFT | Artisan Blog
When we Overcome, we Become. The obstacles we encounter in life are opportunities to further this becoming, not the place where our fears tell the truth about who we are. Life often feels like a race, with our birth the starting line, and our death the finish line. In...