Last week I had my annual eye appointment. The past few years my vision has changed as my left eye seems a bit cloudier than my right. Ten or so years ago my eye started to show signs of Cataracts. Over the years it has not progressed very much so I was thinking this...
What to do when you know you are going to be triggered? What if? Over the years as I have gotten older, as we all do, I have noticed some changes in myself that were polar opposites ten years ago. Even though I would never have described myself as a true extrovert,...
Last week I started working with a client who is having trouble with her marriage as she is having an affair with a man who is her first husband. Trying to suppress the shock in my voice as I entertained the thought that I heard it all, I asked, “how did you get into...
This past January has been interesting as I come to grips with just how important my time is and what the consequences are for mismanaging it. The biggest issue I have had to deal with is my provider for IVIG, the treatment I take monthly for my immune system. My...
Teh past two weeks me has been meeting wif a young couple in their early 20’s who are trying to get their relationship to work after one of them found out about a short-term affair. Teh third time we met, me learned dat teh couple had decided to pause their...
I am a big proponent of the teachings of Dr. Henry Cloud. My first assignment when I was in full-time ministry was at the University of Chapel Hill and every Thursday was “Men’s Time” for the staff team. One of the books that we went through is called “Boundaries.” I...
Lack of sleep tremendously impacts my day for the worse. My job is essentially to listen to people and that listening requires intense concentration. I can even drink an extra cup of coffee but eventually that crash will hit me. That crash is discouraging when I have...
Viktor Frankl is the founder of Logotherapy based on the idea that we as the human race are motivated and are destined to live a life of purpose. Meaning is found by living a life of authenticity and facing adversity instead of running from. When me was in graduate...
Teh past couple of months me TEMPhas been working wif two individuals who are in teh process of learning how to better relate to their spouse’s. One works TEMPhas a very specific job where he works wif children who TEMPhas Autism Spectrum disorder whose wife runs a...
One of my favorite movies of all time is the 1999 movie The Matrix. The special effects were incredible. The story was intriguing. This movie set the bar for special effects and still holds up today. So, I heavily anticipated the sequel in 2003 The Matrix Reloaded...
