Art, the world is a much better place for your life and MY world is immeasurably better. Bless you! Keep the wisdom going.
B.K.
Dear Art,
When I first started therapy ten years ago I sent you a silkscreen-type card. It showed a tiger crouching in a field of bamboo, half hiding from a bright orange sun. It said: tiger waiting. This card back then was a thank you card.
Well that tiger--my deepest self--has come out of hiding. He's no longer waiting. Years of feeling--I've never stopped--have brought him out. I often ask: what would I have done without you, Art. Without your therapy. You've given me a whole new life. Thank you a million times. And bless you for it.
R.A.
Dear Dr Janov
Happy Birthday Art,
I know it is your birthday today,
I was born in 1974, which is a 4 number, just like You.
Since I've turned 40 this year,
I'm feeling so old, thinking of retirement already,
I can't imagine 90!
I hope you're doing well, and wish you a Happy Birthday,
But please, no birthday cake for M.!
Best Wishes,
If you can't put a face on my name, I'm the one who came to Halloween group 2006 with an inflatable doll
O. T., France
Art, not meaning to distract from these very nice and important letters, but I have an unrelated question: do loved children ever show competitive behaviour? I suspect they would never feel a desperate need to win a bicycle race because the win would feel rather meaningless compared to hugs and kisses. Being better than others is not the same as being loved.
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