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Birthday: January 6

Gender: Male

Location:
LE ROY
United States

School:
State University of New York at Buffalo
University of Illinois

Work:
Temple University Counseling Center
DeLaSalle in Towne
Genesee County Mental Health Services
Private Practice of Psychology
Sliding Otter Publications

Hometown(s):
Buffalo, NY
Urbana, IL
North Wales, PA
Batavia, NY
Leroy, NY

My Websites:
www.slidingotter.com
www.commonsense-wisdom.com
www.commonsernse-wisdom.blogspot.com

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Let each become all he or she is capable of becoming

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About Me

I recently retired from psychology practice after over thirty years in the field and now write full time. I have published four books, maintain a blog, Conversations with Calliope, and publish a free newsletter, Sliding Otter News. See more about my writing at my website www.slidingotter.com.

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Photography, travel, art

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Conversations with Calliope- Dealing with Frustration

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JOE: Good morning Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?
JOE: Less confused about frustration than I was yesterday.
CALLIOPE: You said you would ponder this issue. What did you discover in your mind?
JOE: I discovered that keeping concerns locked in my mind makes them bang into the walls of my awareness and damage delicate ideas taking shape.
CALLIOPE: What led to this discovery?
JOE: Sharing my concerns with you and our readers yesterday helped me put them behind me and get on with life.
CALLIOPE: Glad to hear it. Sounds like a simple solution.
JOE: Simple does not always mean easy. I sometimes become so wrapped up in the complexities of issues that I don't realize I am making things more complicated and could just let the concerns float until they reveal their secrets and simple solutions.
CALLIOPE: Sound profound. Are you talking about things like meditation?
JOE: I am. Letting something reveal itself often works better than trying to tear it apart.
CALLIOPE: How does that apply to the concerns you talked about yesterday?
JOE: Doing something counterproductive such as dosing boredom with junk food just creates new problems.
CALLIOPE: So you found talking with me about it more productive?
JOE: I did. Thanks for being there to listen. Talk with you tomorrow.

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