by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 8, 2017 | acceptance, The Church, theology, Truth, Worldview
The article referenced below on “The Platinum Rule” is interesting, but I don’t find it particularly helpful in light of the current situation within many contexts- churches, workplaces, and communities. For merely superficial, casual associations or...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 26, 2016 | acceptance, God's will, spiritual life, Spirituality, Truth
Bill and I are binging today on a TV movie series, The OA, described as a “spiritual thriller”. In it there’s a lot of speculation about Near Death Experiences, “NDE”, with an obsessed psychopathic scientist holding a group of NDE...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2016 | acceptance, affirmation, memories
Forgotten Good When I was a young adult, my Mother noted that listening to me one would think I had a really sad childhood. Many of the memories I voiced were about hurts and sadness, not about joys and fun. One thing I have observed is that life recovery students...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 24, 2007 | acceptance, counseling, serenity
The more I study various psychology theories and therapies, the more I am inclined toward William Glasser’s Reality Therapy/Choice Theory and Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), also known simply as Cognitive Behavior Theory (CBT). I...
