Beyond Good or Bad: Looking at Context

In counseling, I do my best to avoid labeling my clients’ behaviors as good or bad, right or wrong. Instead, I ask a different question: In this particular situation, is this behavior helping the person move toward the aspirations they have for their lives, or is it getting in the way?

To Live Without Regret

To live without guilt is to live without mistakes.
To live without mistakes is to live without risk.
And to live without risk ultimately turns living into lifelessness.