[From Rick Marken (2013.08.28.0845)]
I opened the LA Times this morning and was surprised to find the obituary of William Glasser. I was surprised to find this out from the newspaper since I am good friends with his daughter Alice, who was not even mentioned in the obituary (just his wife and a son were mentioned as survivors). I don’t even know whether Alice was informed of his demise; I just wrote her to send my condolences.
The relationship between Glasser and Powers was not a particularly happy one. But Glasser did see the merits of Powers’ ideas where few others did so I think his death deserves mention here, even though his ego (and greed) prevented him from fully appreciating (or understanding) PCT.
Best
Rick
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Richard S. Marken PhD
rsmarken@gmail.com
www.mindreadings.com
Rick, thank you for sending this news. I know Dad and Mr. Glasser were at odds, but they did play a part in each other’s work and history.
best,
*barb
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Richard Marken rsmarken@gmail.com wrote:
[From Rick Marken (2013.08.28.0845)]
I opened the LA Times this morning and was surprised to find the obituary of William Glasser. I was surprised to find this out from the newspaper since I am good friends with his daughter Alice, who was not even mentioned in the obituary (just his wife and a son were mentioned as survivors). I don’t even know whether Alice was informed of his demise; I just wrote her to send my condolences.
The relationship between Glasser and Powers was not a particularly happy one. But Glasser did see the merits of Powers’ ideas where few others did so I think his death deserves mention here, even though his ego (and greed) prevented him from fully appreciating (or understanding) PCT.
Best
Rick
–
Richard S. Marken PhD
rsmarken@gmail.com
www.mindreadings.com
Rick, thank you for sending this
news. I know Dad and Mr. Glasser were at odds, but they did play a
part in each other’s work and history.
best,
*barb
[From Dag Forssell (2013.08.28.1140)]
Rick, Barbara,
In my search for insight about what makes people tick, I followend
recommendations and found Glasser’s Reality Therapy, then read his
other works.
Glasser’s book: Stations of the Mind with a foreword by Powers is
what lead me to CSG in 1989. I sure have to be glad that Bill wrote that
foreword, even though he must have had seriuos misgivings about Glasser’s
work.
Others who came to PCT through Glasser include Ed Ford and Jim Soldani in
the early 1980s. Tim Carey found PCT through Reality Therapy by 1995 and
we are glad he did. There must be quite a few others. Shelley Roy and the
entire IAACT group comes to mind. So Glasser certainly has made a
contribution to PCT and CSG, though in a roundabout way.
Best to all, Dag
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Richard Marken > rsmarken@gmail.com > wrote:
At 08:59 AM 8/28/2013, you wrote:
[From Rick Marken (2013.08.28.0845)]
I opened the LA Times this morning and was surprised to find the
obituary of William Glasser. I was surprised to find this out from the
newspaper since I am good friends with his daughter Alice, who was not
even mentioned in the obituary (just his wife and a son were mentioned as
survivors). I don’t even know whether Alice was informed of his demise; I
just wrote her to send my condolences.
The relationship between Glasser and Powers was not a particularly
happy one. But Glasser did see the merits of Powers’ ideas where few
others did so I think his death deserves mention here, even though his
ego (and greed) prevented him from fully appreciating (or understanding)
PCT.
Best
Rick
Richard S. Marken PhD
rsmarken@gmail.com
www.mindreadings.com
Dag, I appreciate your positive approach to examining a difficult relationship. I’m sure Mr. Glasser’s lack of understanding also helped inspire Dad to find new or different ways to try to explain his work, an on-going challenge, to be sure.
*barb
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Dag Forssell csgarchive@pctresources.com wrote:
[From Dag Forssell (2013.08.28.1140)]
Rick, Barbara,
In my search for insight about what makes people tick, I followend
recommendations and found Glasser’s Reality Therapy, then read his
other works.
Glasser’s book: Stations of the Mind with a foreword by Powers is
what lead me to CSG in 1989. I sure have to be glad that Bill wrote that
foreword, even though he must have had seriuos misgivings about Glasser’s
work.
Others who came to PCT through Glasser include Ed Ford and Jim Soldani in
the early 1980s. Tim Carey found PCT through Reality Therapy by 1995 and
we are glad he did. There must be quite a few others. Shelley Roy and the
entire IAACT group comes to mind. So Glasser certainly has made a
contribution to PCT and CSG, though in a roundabout way.
Best to all, Dag
At 08:59 AM 8/28/2013, you wrote:
Rick, thank you for sending this
news. I know Dad and Mr. Glasser were at odds, but they did play a
part in each other’s work and history.
best,
*barb
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Richard Marken
rsmarken@gmail.com
wrote:
[From Rick Marken (2013.08.28.0845)]
I opened the LA Times this morning and was surprised to find the
obituary of William Glasser. I was surprised to find this out from the
newspaper since I am good friends with his daughter Alice, who was not
even mentioned in the obituary (just his wife and a son were mentioned as
survivors). I don’t even know whether Alice was informed of his demise; I
just wrote her to send my condolences.
The relationship between Glasser and Powers was not a particularly
happy one. But Glasser did see the merits of Powers’ ideas where few
others did so I think his death deserves mention here, even though his
ego (and greed) prevented him from fully appreciating (or understanding)
PCT.
Best
Rick
–
Richard S. Marken PhD
rsmarken@gmail.com
www.mindreadings.com