Dec 2, 2021
Advent Meditations “Do Not Be Afraid” The American Counseling Association outlines a process of addressing and then deconstructing one’s core fear (called “digging for gold”). By working through this process, one can quickly and reliably reveal the core...
Dec 1, 2021
A while back I ended up in a huge debate with my therapist. “You were angry,” she said. “No, actually, I wasn’t angry at all. I was just sad.” “No, I’d encourage you to dig a little deeper with those feelings . . . yes, certainly you were sad, but you were also angry....
Nov 30, 2021
If I do just this one more thing, then . . . . And you fill in the blank. Maybe it’s you hope to get the promotion at work. Make a higher grade on a test. Get the attention or win the affection of someone you are in a relationship with. Prove to someone how much you...
Nov 29, 2021
21-year-old Haley Moore was walking her family’s rescued Maremma mix puppy, Clover, in their neighborhood one day when suddenly she began to seize. She ended up collapsing on the side of the road. A neighbor’s security camera caught the heroic and protective nature of...
Nov 23, 2021
It’s almost Thanksgiving! You know the drill, “What am I thankful for?” “Even when it seems there aren’t things to be thankful for, if I pause and look long enough, most certainly I will find something!” But this Thanksgiving, I...
Nov 12, 2021
Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” Thursday we as a nation honored Veteran’s Day. A few years ago on Nov. 13, I called my dad to check in and see how he was doing. “I...
