Gwen Randall-Young

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." ~ Edmund Hillary What is it that you wish/hope/dream for? In the same way that we are never given a problem without the means to solve...

My heart aches for the pain, grief and sorrow of our brothers and sisters affected by the earthquake and the tsunami. It weeps for the loss of those whose lives were wiped out in...

One of the most important components of developing wisdom is keeping an open mind. When we learn something new, it can seem like we are more enlightened than we were before. As we learn...

Is our culture one in which acts of loving-kindness are considered special gifts rather than everyday occurrences? We may have learned to carry an insect gently outdoors to freedom rather than brutally squishing it,...

Sometimes it can be a struggle to make sense of our lives here on Earth, and it is only by imagining a larger context that all of the pieces fall into place. We might...

"To attain knowledge add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. ~Tao Te Ching It is interesting to note that the deep, enduring wisdom traditions in human civilization have emanated from the...

"Your mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Emotional turmoil occurs when we put a negative interpretation on whatever is happening in our...

I am often asked about the role of spirituality in psychotherapy. The semantics can be confusing. The word ‘psyche' has two meanings: 1) the human soul or spirit, and 2) the mind. The term...