Blog – Page 13 – Bonnie Buckner, PhD

January 30, 2013

Published by Bonnie on January 30, 2013

Introspection and Success

How often do we blame external circumstances when we’re stopped in our tracks? “It’s a recession, I can’t start the business of my dreams.” “Well, nobody […]

January 22, 2013

Published by Bonnie on January 22, 2013

Living a Dream

I’ve been sitting on something I couldn’t wait to talk about, and today I finally get to: my book about dreaming is coming out, and I […]

January 3, 2013

Published by Bonnie on January 3, 2013

So the World Didn’t End… Now What?

I have a friend who has a health problem right now, and he refuses to see a doctor about it. Reason? “I’m afraid it might be […]

December 18, 2012

Published by Bonnie on December 18, 2012

Images and Movie Violence

The school shootings in Newtown have prompted U.S. movie premieres to either be cancelled (Django) or scaled down (Jack Reacher) in honor of the victim’s families […]

December 17, 2012

Published by Bonnie on December 17, 2012

The Complexities of Human Nature

One of the most difficult things to hold is the incredible complexity of the human being. Looking through the home page of today’s BBC news yields […]

December 12, 2012

Published by Bonnie on December 12, 2012

Dreaming is Waking Up

I often say you can change your life in an instant. This is true. It is especially true when we follow our dreams. And dreaming happens […]

December 10, 2012

Published by Bonnie on December 10, 2012

The Power of a Dream Paid Attention To

How real our dreams are as we dream them! But how many of us so quickly brush away the messages of our dreams as soon as […]

December 3, 2012

Published by Bonnie on December 3, 2012

Reversing – Individual and Communal

I have a book to recommend: The Worst Hard Time, by Timothy Egan. It’s about the Dustbowl Era – the nightmare on top of the nightmare […]

November 28, 2012

Published by Bonnie on November 28, 2012

The Action Off-Stage

I’m just now catching up on Season 2 of Downton Abbey. As always, Maggie Smith’s character, Violet Crawley, has me giggling in every episode. Last night’s […]