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The Way You Make Me Feel
I had a client ask me one time, “Where does peace come from?” You see, I have a mug in my office that has a saying on it about peace, and I think it captures the feeling that most everyone…
Not How, But When
This week I want to post on an idea that I was discussing with Kathy Henry, LCSW in the waiting room. Well, actually we were eating lunch at my favorite nearby restaurant, but when the name of your blog is…
Who Gets Your Gold?
Thank you for stopping by the Waiting Room today! I just made my favorite cup of coffee, Wild Blueberry with cream and 2 sugars, and I have a topic all ready to go so let’s get to it. I wanted…
Intentionally Counter-Intuitive
What? What the heck does that mean, right? That’s what I would like to discuss today. Grab a cup of coffee (I’m having Wild Mountain Blueberry, yummy!) and let’s get to it. One of my many mentors, Jerry Wise, brought up…
The One You Feed
A friend of mine posted this on our friends newsgroup, and I thought it fit quite well into what I posted on last week. Check it out: An old Cherokee told his grandson, “My son, there’s a battle between two…
Black, White, or Gray?
I was visiting after our staff meeting today with one of my collegues, Jenn Lance, and she said something that stuck with me. She said, “I can see other people in shades of gray, but most times I only see…
What Is It Like To Be You?
I recently finished my second theory class as part of my Masters degree schooling. One of the theories studied was termed “symbolic interactionism”. The online Webster’s Dictionary describes it like this: “a theory that human interaction and communication is facilitated…
Step Two, Check!
Anyone who regularly reads my blog knows that I am a Masters student at Indiana University. I thought I would take a moment today to update you on my path to becoming an MSW! This year has been such a…
“Bad It!”
I’m thoroughly enjoying a much needed vacation this week! I do enjoy blogging very much, but haven’t had as much time as I’d like to do it lately, with the end of the spring semester and all. I ended up…
I’m The One! (or How to Stop Fighting)
A couple of months ago, I went to a therapist training seminar for Imago Relationship Therapy. This is the theory proposed by Harville Hendrix in his books “Getting the Love You Want”, “Keeping the Love You Find,” “Receiving Love,” and…