Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Here’s a good book– Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck.  It hsa been around for a few years but it is definitely worth a read if you have not read it yet. If you read it and your life did not change for the better, read it again- this time, do the exercises. [...]

On Being a Survivor:  My Thoughts
by anonymous
(Actually by a strong voice within me that spoke this day – I wrote quickly for this voice doesn’t speak very often for it is yet a faint, foreign whisper.)
“Survivor” – just the word itself brings to my mind a bedraggled, hungry, exhausted, physically and emotionally wounded soldier slowly, [...]

For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me [...]

In this essay I outline ways to change personal behavior patterns.
But first, some words from a former President of the United States:
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” — Abraham Lincoln.
So before we start chopping, let’s sharpen the ax.
When it comes to changing [...]