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Remembering Andy

Andrew Stimson, 1941 – 2021 He was my best college roommate for those first two years of college dorm life at Iowa State Teachers College

June 1, 2021

Why can’t you speak to me like that?

It’s not uncommon, when spouses or domestic partners may be contending with each other over some matter, the phone will ring.  Let’s say the man

April 1, 2021

“Yes”

I heard a ‘yes’ from somewhere – I don’t know where it came from or what it means. What do I do now? I’m not

March 1, 2021

The Sweet Silver Song of a Lark

Remember that song from Rogers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel” – back in the 1950’s?  “When you Walk Through a Storm”. [1] (Lyrics below in Footnotes) Parallels

February 1, 2021

Too Much and Never Enough

Among the Native Americans with whom I’ve rubbed shoulders in this my latest quarter century, there are ritual words, akin to our “Good Bye” (God

January 1, 2021

After the People Stayed Home

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

December 1, 2020

Getting Over or Getting Through

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”)

November 1, 2020

On Procrastination

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

October 19, 2020

“Maybe You’re Right.”

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

September 4, 2020

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