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“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist” ― Stephen Hawking

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“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist” ― Stephen Hawking

Grabbing for Connection

The saying “A picture is worth a thousand words” was driven home to ne this week.  Even though I believed in this concept for many years, and indeed my profession as an art therapist depends on it as a working assumption, it took actually seeing it to realize the profound truth that lies in the saying…

A Real Hug

Children, it is said, are wise and uninhibited, and tell us clearly the things that are most important to hear.  The saying “Out of the mouths of babes” refers to this type of wisdom.  Sometimes this wisdom inspires a sensitive adult to come up with creative solutions to a painful situation.   This was precisely the case with Maura Cristina Silva, an elementary school teacher with 57 students, as reported in the New York Times.  In response to a note from her third-grade pupil, stating “I am yearning for your hug,” she devised a disposable “hugging kit.” …