What Do You See

by | Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

I ran into Walgreen’s to drop of a package for FedEx.  As I was standing in the store, trying to figure out where the drop-off was, a guy came up to me and asked where he could find the batteries.  Admittedly, I was taken aback.  I couldn’t find what I was looking...

What Do You See

by | Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

I ran into Walgreen’s to drop of a package for FedEx.  As I was standing in the store, trying to figure out where the drop-off was, a guy came up to me and asked where he could find the batteries.  Admittedly, I was taken aback.  I couldn’t find what I was looking...

Rituals: A Fresh Start

by | Mar 1, 2022 | Uncategorized

MAGNIFICENT MONDAY Rituals:  A Fresh Start                 I’ve got a question:  Are you going to eat pancakes tomorrow?  I suspect more people will think of Mardi Gras than Shrove Tuesday, but both have to do with recognizing the following day – known by Christians...

It’s a Guy Thing!

by | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

               I was outside talking with my trainer when a car drove by and floored the gas, emitting an incredibly loud noise from the muffler.  We had to pause our conversation until the car was far enough away. “I don’t understand that!” she said, nodding in...

Jesus in the Mirror

by | May 24, 2020 | Uncategorized

              I was speaking with a client the other day who told me of a time when he was deemed crazy and committed to a psychiatric ward for three weeks.  He told me that he was “real sick.”  When I asked him what he was experiencing at the time, he told me that he...

Somewhere Between East and West

by | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

I was recently teaching a course on professional ethics in the counseling field.  As we become an increasingly diverse nation, one of the chapters is devoted to the importance of appreciating and understanding the values of different cultures. Years ago, when my son...

Walking Through the Valley

by | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

Evidently, we have become a people who are having the s#*t scared out of us! I went to our local BJ’s today, because we needed coffee and I was also going to get some frozen vegetables.  I was shocked as I walked into the store, and realized that there were no...

Perspective, Please

by | Mar 6, 2020 | Health

Within the past two days, I received word that both universities where I teach are implementing contingency plans to completely shut down to stop the Coronavirus from spreading.  It seemed a bit extreme to me and, but I have been known to be somewhat of a cynic. No...

For Men and the Women We Live With

by | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized

  I’ve been party to two conversations lately in which men were doing their best to step up to the plate and take ownership of household chores – things like doing the laundry and folding the clothes, like washing the dishes and loading the dishwasher, or making...