Tag: Chaim K.
27 articles
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'Capped And Then Handi-capped'
Co-written by Chaim K. and Dr. Judith Guedalia © 2007 (Written last Purim) Kail Maleh Rachamim , He Who lives in the uppermost levels of the heavens So begins the prayer for those…
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'Chaim B'Seret' - 'Living In A Movie' (Part I)
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2008 Almost immediately on entering my office, Chaim K. begins with the title and says: "You might ask why I thought of this title. I have…
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'Chaim B'Seret' - 'Living In A Movie' (Part II)
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2008 The unsaid words in Chaim's 'bubble' are still hanging about the room; it is heavy with hope, expectations tinged with deep, deep…
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'High Man' On The Totem Pole
Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K.* The meanings of the designs on totem poles are as varied as the cultures that produce them. Totem poles may recount familiar legends, clan…
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'Off-The-Derech' From Off-To-The-Side: A Different Perspective
Dr. Judith Guedalia © 2008 and Mr. Chaim K. "Don't make me into some kind of " Hacham b'Leila. " Literally this means a wise-man-of-the-night, figuratively, advice by…
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'Two' Is Better Than 'One', And The Cord Of Three Strands...
By Dr. Judith Guedalia, Chaim K., Jenny S. and Mimi N. © 2007 I was nervous. This was going to be my first "group" in a very long time. How would I segue to a foursome from a "…
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A Kuna Matata - Don't Worry, Be Happy vs. Gam Zu L'Tova
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. There we were less than a week before Tisha B'Av, the most cataclysmic day in our history. The Two Tablets lay broken as a result of loss of…
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A Purim L'Chaim, BS
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2008 (This column was written several weeks before Purim.) "When a person wakes up in the morning, opens his eyes and he's alive, he might…
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A Visit To
By: Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K "Do you dream, that the world will know your name So tell me your name Do you care, about all the little things or anything at all? I wanna…
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Anger vs. Midot: States And Traits From Chaim K.'s Perspective
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2008 Over the Hagim I met many Americans who − once introduced to me − said something like the following: How is Chaim K.? We feel so…
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Counting-Up Our Days And Hopes For The Future
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Mr. Chaim K. One of the hardest things to do is the "count-up." Start at a point of extreme, almost ineffable sadness and pain, and start counting the…
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Dumb Things That People Say
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. Words are very powerful indeed. So much so that mute -- unable to speak (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) is in the vernacular, ‘Dumb'. In…
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Erev Taanit Esther 2009 - The Eighth 'Yahrzeit': Don't Judge Anyone
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2009 Chaim comes rolling into the office, and no sooner has he parked his motorized wheelchair he says: " Hevei Dan Et Kol Adam LeKaf Zechut…
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Giving A 'Loan' From The Bank Hanafshi (Emotional Bank)
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. When he was wheeled into my office for our weekly appointment, I noticed a change. He seemed to be bursting with something that I couldn't…
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I understand you....
Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2006 People who see me in my wheelchair, and bother to come over, say ‘oh, we understand you'. My brother, my sister and my mother say they…
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Is It Better To Have Loved And Lost Than To Never Have Loved At All?
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved, at all. From…
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Jealousy, Cupidity/Desire And Honor/Dignity Put A Man Out Of The World (Pirkei Avot/Sayings Of The Fathers': 4:21)
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2007 "Last night I went to a good friend's wedding, yet again; my friends seem to be dropping-out of bachelorhood like flies," smiles Chaim…
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Living And Learning From The Sayings Of Our Fathers
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2007 Hillel says: "Do not separate from the community. And do not trust yourself until the day of your death. And don't judge your friend…
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On Siblings, Jealousy And The Normal One
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. "When I was healthy and my brothers were young and bothered me," said an exasperated and frustrated Chaim K., as we began another session, "I'd…
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Pyramid Of Needs And Then Some...
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2008 We have many needs. Sitting with Chaim K. as an annoying fly buzzes around, a need that is not on Maslow's iconic pyramid comes to mind.…
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Seeing Life as It Can Be - Not Accepting Life As It Is!
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. "When I first came to Dr. Guedalia, about a year ago, I believed/thought that my life was over, because I am paralyzed; because I can't do…
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Setting Sail on the Sea of Life
Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K.© 2009 Chaim K. rolls into the office with a very focused look this week. After close to three and a half years of almost weekly sessions we "read"…
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Soaring In Our Minds To Heights When Stuck On Earth
By Dr. Judith Guedalia © 2008 with Chaim K. To be honest, almost all of the cases or people I see cause my brain to take flight and "soar" to points unknown. This statement may…
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Sounds Of Silence: Chaim K. And His Old Friend Darkness
Dr. Judith Guedalia © 2008 and Chaim K. Hello darkness, my old friend; I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping, left its seeds while I was sleeping And…
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The Gift Which Was Too Expensive
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. It has been a month and a half since the last time we met. Holidays and other constraints have gotten ‘in the way'. One example is the ‘gift…
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The Higher The Expectation The Bigger The Fall
Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. Chaim K. comes into the office and immediately begins to speak, as if our last meeting had never ended. "Eight years ago, at age 14 , I was hit by…
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When Pigs Fly - Something Out of the Ordinary: Chaim K.'s Perspective on Days of Awe and the Swine Flu
By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. The Days of Awe are upon us, a time of introspection and renewal. Time reviewed and time projected. When Chaim K. came into my office during…