You Choose: A Ten Commandments’ Tale

“… everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms- to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” dr. victor e. frankl during the lockdowns, my legal practice was mostly relegated to sitting at my desk. court hearings, depositions, addressing correspondence,Continue reading “You Choose: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

Why The Unhappiness? A Ten Commandments’ Tale

why are people who seemingly have everything-wealth, fame & security- are unhappy? why do life’s little things make you unhappy? dr. victor e. frankl’s insights provides some answers. in man’s search for meaning, dr. frankl states that “a man’s suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. if a certain quantity of gas is pumpedContinue reading “Why The Unhappiness? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

What If Sigmund Freud Read “Man’s Search For Meaning?” A Ten Commandments’ Tale

dr, viktor frankl’s “man’s search for meaning” describes his time in concentration camps. he wrote how the prisoners survived inhumane conditions. he discussed the forced labor, improper clothing, torture, extreme temperature, sickness, death and the lack of proper nutrients. dr. sigmund freud, who lived prior to the world war ii atrocities derived a psychoanalytic sexualContinue reading “What If Sigmund Freud Read “Man’s Search For Meaning?” A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

“Man’s Search For Meaning” Began With Honoring His Parents: A Ten Commandments’ Tale

in the 1992 preface for “man’s search for meaning,” the best selling author and psychiatrist, dr. viktor e. frankl, tells a story. he grew up in pre-world war ii austria. in the preface, he took to answer the question as to “why he did not try to escape and thereby avoid nazi oppression?” he explainedContinue reading ““Man’s Search For Meaning” Began With Honoring His Parents: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”