Anthony Rella, MA, LMHC

Category: Therapy

  • Worthy

    This day is worthy of my attention.
    I am worthy of life.

    What I fear and desire is worthy of attention.
    Attention — not indulgence, fixation, or avoidance.
    Attention — soft, expansive, communicating worth.
    Everything I fear and desire is worthy of respect.
    These teach me what I am.

    Whatever work is at hand is worthy of my effort
    because it is here, it is mine, because I choose it.
    I am worthy of rest, ease, and pleasure as well.
    The goals I desire are worthy of commitment.
    Commitment is worth the cost of effort and discipline.
    Worth is integrity.

    What I want to give is worthy of being given.
    I am worthy of receiving what is offered.
    I am worthy of saying yes to what helps me become whole.
    I am worthy of saying no to what would diminish me.
    What I have lost is worthy of grief.
    What I have is worthy of gratitude.
    What I wish to say is worthy of being heard.
    What you wish to say is worthy of being heard.

    I am worthy of life.
    This day is worth my attention.

  • Gathering the Pieces

    One lens of viewing human nature distinguishes us by characteristics of personality. These range from esoteric systems such as Astrology and the Enneagram to somewhat more scientifically-minded systems such as the Big Five personality characteristics or the popular Myers-Briggs Type Inventory.

    In a culture so prone to viewing ourselves as unique individuals, we seem to gravitate instinctively toward such ordering systems to grasp something about ourselves more clearly. Even little “quizzes” posted on social media—What Type of My Little Pony Are You?—emerge from this desire. We know ourselves well enough to know that we are different from those around us in some fundamental ways, and wonder whether it is us, wholly alone, or whether there are others like us in the world. (more…)