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Recently, I was at a small gathering at a friend’s house, and I was talking to a nice young lady for a while. The conversation was going quite well, and I felt like I was making a new friend. But then, folks, she said something that totally turned it around. It’s something that both shocked and dismayed me, and I want to discuss what happened. You see, we were just going along, talking about things that were going on in the world right now, and then, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, she said, “I don’t know what the big deal is with that Avatar movie. I don’t think I’ll go see it.”

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Originally Posted: December 11, 2007

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Folks, you might think that I’m a big fan of Christmas, seeing as how all kinds of people are always wanting to give me gifts, especially this time of year. Well, true, the gifts do come my way, and I appreciate the love from my fans, especially in the form of gift certificates or money orders, but here’s the thing: Dr. Matt is not without his hang-ups, and the Christmas season is one of them.

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This month, I had another session with my client Dean, someone who I’ve mentioned a couple times before.  Dean was doing pretty well.  He seemed to have taken my advice, which was to recognize the potential that he carried with him at all times.  In fact, he’d gained such confidence in himself that he’d caught the eye of a lucky lady and had been in that new relationship for a few weeks.  I gotta say, that girl is fortunate to have a guy like Dean in her life, and likewise, Dean is fortunate to have someone like me in his life. (more…)

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I was in Toronto recently, for a book promotion and a public speaking tour and to just generally be amazing in a new place.  One day, I was on the Toronto public transit system, which is called the TTC, when I noticed a sign that said, “One TTC employee is assaulted every day.  That’s one too many.”  I found it a rather odd message, because it seemed to suggest that while the behavior was wrong, it was an expected daily occurrence.  One might take from that message that if you feel the impulse to assault a TTC employee, well, you’re not the only one.

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My good friend Loveleen and I were having drinks one night at a nice quiet bar in Vancouver.  If you don’t remember, Loveleen is a gorgeous girl who also happens to be a lesbian.  I was consoling her because her relationship hadn’t worked out.  You see, she had waffled for some time about how far to dive into the relationship she’d been in, and while she had tried to make up her mind, the other girl had made the decision for her and had left.

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