Day One Hundred Sixty-One of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Poor Listeners!
What Bugs Me About Communication? Listening! Well, to be more specific, Poor Listening! It happens all the time. Through the years, I’ve learned a thing or two about Poor Listeners. Following are a few clues that Poor Listening is either taking place or about to: “Huh? What’s that?” Glazed over eyes – looking straight at […]
Day One Hundred Sixty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Rejection!
Rejection! I don’t like it! It really bugs me! I’m guessing it bugs you as well; however, it is something with which we all must deal from time to time. This is a tough one! Rejection! Ouch! The sting of rejection tends to condition us to shy away from asking questions; asking for favors; asking […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Eight of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Fit Throwers!
“You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit!” Dontcha love that? My wife recently finished a long-term counseling sub assignment at an elementary school where she worked directly with K – 2nd grade students. This particular statement came from a young kindergarten student when Vanessa instructed the young boy to take the […]
Day One Hundred Fifty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Untold Stories!
I love stories! Whether they are told in song, poetry, books, movies or verbally, stories move me! Perhaps that is one of the reasons I became a therapist. I find the stories people live and share, fascinating! One of the best things about stories is that we all have them! If I love stories so […]
Day One Hundred Forty-Five – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: Hitting the Pause Button
For quite some time now I’ve been posting daily about what it means to call myself a Recovering Bapticostal. I have no idea how many have read posts from this series and I’m not really concerned about that. Oh, when I’m honest with myself, I desire that thousands each day would read and be challenged […]
Day One Hundred Forty of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: The Value of Wisdom
The Value of Wisdom! Growing up in the somewhat convoluted combination of Pentecostalism and whatever “ism” to which Southern Baptists belong, I realized that I heard very little wisdom from the mouths of those whose job it was to dispense it. I heard countless sermons, speeches and lessons purporting wisdom. On the surface, these presentations […]
Day One Hundred Thirty-One of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: The Devil Made Me Do It!
Back in the 1970’s, an almost iconic comedian by the name of Flip Wilson took television by storm. He was hilarious in the ways he characterized human beliefs, behaviors and idiosyncrasies! He did some of his best work by creating characters through which he poked fun at us human beings. The character with whom I […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Nine of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: When We All Get to Heaven!
A few posts ago I addressed the varying beliefs and ideologies associated with the concept of “saved” – especially as it relates to Christianity. The differences in perspective can be dizzying. A concept of debate that follows closely on the coattails of being “saved” is what happens after we die. Every major religion has some […]
Day One Hundred Twenty of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: In All Things, God . . .
Decisions are odd things. So often, we tend to categorize our decisions in one of two ways – right or wrong. We tend to spend inordinate amounts of time working to guarantee that we make the “right” decision, fearful that if we make the “wrong” one, life will somehow be forever negative. What if decisions […]
Day One Hundred Ten of 365 – Faith, Beliefs and Values, Part Two
We all operate from a Spiritual Core of some sort whether it is comprised of our Faith, a set of foundational beliefs about life or a set of values that help define what is important in life. This particular Support System serves as a governor of sorts that works to ensure that we are living […]