"Reaching Up" ...
the Weekly Mini-Column
by Dr. Jim Rosen
"A small dose of good psychology every week"
 

Welcome to Reaching Up

  Reaching Up is the weekly mini-column written by Dr. Jim Rosen.  He is a Clinical Psychologist who is both a therapist and a teacher.  He has been in private practice since 1976 and has taught psychology at five colleges & universities.
     Dr. Rosen draws upon his therapy, his teaching methods, and his own life experiences to generate a column that causes many people to say, "You wrote this just for me!"  His writing is personal, insightful and relevant.
     You are invited to read a new article every week on this web page.  Each Sunday morning, Dr. Rosen's current article is posted on this page, and it remains here until the following Sunday morning.
     In Reaching Up Dr. Rosen teaches you about: anxiety, depression, panic, self-esteem, self-love, anger, relationship enhancement, healthy communications, guilt, behavior problems, marriage & family enrichment, peace of mind, stress, effective parenting, grief, inner security, assertiveness, and strengthening your relationship with God.  Look for a meaningful article every week.

This week's mini-column:

 The Things You Can't Touch


Here is this week's mini-column:

 
The Things You Can't Touch
by Dr. Jim Rosen
©2012 Dr. Jim Rosen

     The things you can't touch are the most real.  Love, peace, calm, faith - you can't hold them in your hands.  Yet when you build them, they last.  The physical things of the earth, however, all vanish in time.  No matter how invincible they may appear.  No matter how strong and protected the experts proclaim them to be.  If you can buy it or feel it with your physical being, you can be certain that it's only temporary.  But if you can feel it in your heart, then it is real and everlasting.  Now you may argue with me on the everlasting part.  If you've been hurt badly by love lost, you may dispute this and say that love isn't lasting.  But maybe it's not love's fault.  Maybe you haven't yet acquired the skills for holding love in your heart.  If you've been hurt badly by life's difficulties, you may argue that God is gone.  But perhaps you haven't yet learned to keep faith in your heart.  But that's you.  The things themselves - love, understanding, peace, calm, faith, worth - are always here.
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