Category: change
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it’s a roller coaster world: the new family norm
As a family therapist and professor, although now retired, it seems everywhere I go people are talking about monumental cultural and political change affecting their families. I’ve been thinking about this, trying to make sense and bring into focus what people are living through, looking for answers, not just coping ability, but strategies for stability,…
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winds of change
Most years I blurb a little on July 4th, listening to The Battle Hymn of the Republic (written during our horrendous civil war), contemplating our current culture, watching it sadly devolve, hurtling down the same path, repeating history. I have observed the rendering schism, starting at top levels, down through institutions, churches, and families. I’ve…
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a word about sorrow
Sorrow and suffering are a big part of this life and cannot be avoided. If we say this ought not to be so, shall we also say, “God has made a mistake in allowing them”? Personally, I’d like to avoid any more sorrow. However, I read: Suffering either leads to a better self, or it…
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cultural evolution
As I approach the seventh decade of life, I’m taking a time out from (what I perceive as) rapidly descending spiritual and cultural change, with attendant personal and relational consequences. I’ve been a student of human nature as long as I can remember, attaining multiple degrees furthering my understanding of how people and their relationships…
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