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By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Giving thanks is a personal and intimate decision. There is no formula to follow or equation to guide any of us. I cannot dictate to anyone why or for whom they should feel and express gratitude, and no one can advise me as to what I should be...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Today I ask a critical question that impacts the lives of so many people — both here and around our world. My question is “What is it to feel safe, and how do we get and stay there?” I have no easy answer nor any platitudes to offer, but especially...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

We are a week and a day from the 2024 presidential and down-ballot election. Never in our lives has more been at stake. The choice of presidential candidates is more stark and profound than at any time in U.S. history. Clearly, there are major...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

 “To be or not to be? That is the question.” — William Shakespeare As we rapidly approach the national date of decision on Nov. 5, many of us are intensifying our interest in and concern about what the news media is feeding us entering the 2024...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong.” — Brene BrownOnce upon a time, earlier in this century, I was dean of...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“You just call out my name and you know, wherever I am I’ll come runnin’ to see you again …Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call, and I’ll be there … you’ve got a friend …” ~ Carole KingFriendship, a near-universal element of the...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

 At least once a year, during the fourth Saturday in August, downtown Greenfield radiates with positivity, joy, and a deep sense of connectedness. Our coming Harvest Supper, to be shared and served on The Greenfield Common between 4 p.m. and 7 pm....

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Ever tell a lie? Well … I have! And I know beyond the shadow of any doubt that I am not alone. In fact, I am in the vast majority of human beings who have at least once fibbed, exaggerated, twisted reality and the truth for my own needs and wants, and...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Try as I may, I just simply cannot reconcile or rationalize the rampant extent of hunger and ego I have been witnessing daily from the presumed Republican candidate for president. As a psychologist, I have tried looking from multiple perspectives at...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Each day we’re alive is a precious gift. Beyond the (barely bearable) news cycles, I feel blessed to awaken each morning, hopeful that I have another day to do my best, to connect with others, to have meaningful interactions, and to support others on...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

As we approach the first of two presidential debates in just over two weeks, we are as locked and lost in political bifurcation as never before. Most of us have taken one side or the other with no looking forward or back. By now, we’ve already...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

It’s easy to form an opinion about anything, leave it there, and move on. Most of our news cycles and the media do just this. It’s tempting, perhaps, to go with this and leave it at that. After all, as products of mass public education in the U.S.,...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“A body of people holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” — Thomas PaineOne thing that distinguishes grown-up mature adults from others not in this cohort is the ability to “own” and be accountable and responsible...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Two weeks ago in this space, I wrote about the importance of cultural humility. At that time, I knew that my next column would focus on its twinned counterpart, personal humility. Today, I’ll focus on why maintaining an understanding of ourselves in...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.” — Charles Caleb ColtonHeadline news everywhere screams of key contemporary themes involving “ego,” “self,” “it’s all about me,”… not to...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

What brings a community — any community, our community — together? In times of upheaval, conflict, and transition, there are only truly a few things that matter in the evolution and sustenance of a community: honesty, integrity, trust, respect, and...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“Do something that scares you every day.” — Eleanor RooseveltOne of the key motivators in human existence — and part of the human condition — is fear. Who of us has never felt or faced fear? It is as universal an emotion as any other. Fear as an...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

For me, the previously unthinkable has now happened. Last September, I published a column in this space entitled “On letting go and saying goodbye” regarding what seemed at that time to be the imminent passing of my dearly belov’d feline friend of...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

We hear the term “progress” all the time, in a variety of contexts. Whether we are discussing progressive (or liberal) viewpoints on politics and living, or making progress on projects of any sort, or progressing to the next level of whatever — it...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“Winning is not everything, it’s the only thing.” — Vince Lombardi (1955)We live in an increasingly ultra-competitive world. In the U.S., our children are trained from an early age not only about determination, discipline and persistence, but also...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Stride Toward Freedom (1958)The wars that rage around the world are not only to be found elsewhere, beyond our soil and nation. Yes,...