“I’ve Misplaced My Sense of Purpose and Can’t Seem to Find It”

…es, purposes — to be removed from anything, great or small? By ‘purpose’ I simply mean a generalized viewpoint of why you’re doing what you’re doing at this point in your life. It can be related to your career or your personal relationships, but it does not have to be. Sometimes those areas don’t make the cut as a central purpose, or perhaps you outgrow them or things change. For example, a central purpose at one point might be raising your childr… Continue reading

“Can You Help Me?”

…t and wrong, mistaken and lucid, in many different respects. We humans are complex creatures. Your problem is that you’re contradicting yourself, I’ll bet in a whole lot of ways in daily life. If you can leave aside the idea that you’re broken and need fixing, and instead take up the idea that you only need to identify and correct your errors in thinking, you’ll be on your way. That’s where you’re stuck and that’s why nothing is working. Of course… Continue reading

How to Talk to an Alcoholic (DE Wave)

…odding, he had checked himself into rehab. Did she save him? I’ll never know. But at least I was able to help her convince him to try.   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1, and see “Michael Hurd” on MeWe…. Continue reading

San Bernardino: Another Inconvenient Fact for the P.C. Narrative

…bbies (like reading and sports) to substance abuse, obsessive computer game-playing, shopping addiction, small-minded gossiping or social/emotional/psychological retreat from reality. None of these responses to life’s difficulties, whether adaptive or unhealthy, come anywhere close to the actions of those who deliberately and cold-bloodedly, with full premeditation, shoot up office places or decide to follow a violent cult or religion. Those motiv… Continue reading

Dreaming of a Second Career? Dream no More.

…r. Don’t fall for false alternatives. Years ago, a man told me he really wanted to become a presidential press secretary. And if that didn’t happen, he would have to end up as a greeter for Walmart. After I picked myself up off the floor, I realized this guy genuinely believed that there was simply nothing in between. In reality, there’s everything in between. All he had to do was to take off his blinders. Beware the foolish false alternatives! Wh… Continue reading

Why Columbus Mattered

…d from the eventual creation of an independent group of united states, operating as a Constitutional Republic, called America. 🇺🇸”     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1, drmichaelhurd on Instagram…. Continue reading

Kevin Hart, the Oscars & the Death of Humor in America

…continue to go back and tap into the days of old when I moved on. I’m in a completely different space in my life.” I know nothing about Kevin Hart or his comedy. I enjoy comedy, but tuned it out when it all became totally political, all on the left side of the spectrum. It’s noteworthy that Hart’s fellow comedian Ellen DeGeneres — who’s usually politically correct and is a lesbian herself — stood up for Hart in this instance. I used to love Ellen… Continue reading

Do Readers Make Better Lovers?

…ion of one’s partner, the representation of one’s highest values); they’re simply neurotic, unable to cope and therefore not as attentive and loving as they might have been. But then again, not all sensitive people are like this, and not every woman who seeks out a sensitive guy ends up disappointed. Perhaps the real issue is integration. Integration refers to a person who doesn’t divorce reason and emotions. The solution here isn’t some vague or… Continue reading

Change your Outlook for Success (DE Wave)

…I won’t speak for you, but if you’re willing to let him live with you rent-free, I’m sure you’d be willing to advance him a couple months’ rent to help him get started – IF he’s willing to put in the effort. If I were to talk to your son, I wouldn’t let him get away with what psychotherapists sometimes call “stinkin’ thinkin’.” I would challenge him to do the work by writing down, in my presence, all his advantages; none the least of which the fa… Continue reading

Outlawing “Cyber Violence” — the Next Big Thing?

…No, that’s not what concerns the U.N. in this report. From breitbart.com [9-26-15]: According to feminist culture critic Anita Sarkeesian, who spoke at the event, online “harassment” doesn’t simply consist of what is “legal and illegal,” but “also the day-to-day grind of ‘you’re a liar’ and ‘you suck,’ including all of these hate videos that attack us on a regular basis.” Unable to prove that they are the victims of a wave of “misogynistic hate” –… Continue reading

Why Not to Call an Alcoholic “Selfish” (DE Coast Press)

…self into rehab. Did she save him? I’ll never know. But at least I was able to help her convince him to try. Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1  … Continue reading