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It seems we’ve tried everything… Word is, now we’ve got a vaccine. And we all know to be thankful  (or is it skeptical) A savior who will take away our sins. So now we’re free to sin more – not even to worry about the consequences. And the toll of its victims will yet increase. […]

Waiting for the Messiah In the Christian liturgical calendar this time of year the standard lessons celebrate both the ending of things (the “final days”) and anticipates the beginning of things (“new beginnings”). It’s an annual cycle primarily attuned to the seasonal progression of the our earth’s relationship to the sun. And whether it’s infinitely

Notes from a Client Session The Presenting Problem My client has been considering a major employment shift. He’s age 30, and this idea had been bouncing around “in the back of his mind” for about a year now. He’s well employed currently in the manufacturing sector, but is now attracted to a more entrepreneurial environment.

When working with couples,  I sometimes find myself playing the role of a fight coach. I step in at a point where either or both of the combatants have lost their ability to prevail, except at the forced acquiescence or voluntary surrender of the other party. You know, ‘In order for me to win, you

The other day (July 21) was Robin Williams’ birthday. He would have been already 69. Of course he died too young. And in another week or so (August 11), that would have been six years ago. His name showed up somewhere on line – along with this quote: “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle

Generally when I wake up, and once I’ve turned off the alarm, I’ll look to the calendar on my smartphone to see what’s already set for the day ahead. Then I’ll take a quick peek at the morning’s news, assuming that things have probably changed during the time of my sleeping. This particular morning, the

Ever since this past March, only three months ago, when Covid-19 descended upon, surrounded, and changed so much of life as we once knew it, we’ve begun to wrestle out a ‘new reality’ in terms of 1) what we say, 2) what we do, and 3) what all of it can begin to mean. Perhaps

An English poet & novelist once wrote, “Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what

“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The questions: What kind of world do we want to emerge from the ravages of Covid-19? And what part can I play in getting us there? Let’s say we’re in charge of that

Within a matter of hours By now the entire planet is caught up in the outbreak of a new disease that has frightened, sickened and killed thousands upon thousands, that has already shaken our financial markets to the core, that has disrupted travel and travel plans of thousands, that has closed schools… And whatever it