“Love your neighbor as yourself,” (Mark 12:30-31 NIV) is a well-known scripture. It usually is in common with “love your enemies,” and is followed by forgiveness. Most times, when this scripture is bandied about, it’s focus is on the other person… the neighbor. But when I think of this scripture, I think about “yourself.” This […]

I am currently struggling with something that I know many people feel. Clients tell me all the time that they “don’t feel heard.” Either as a child, they didn’t feel heard by their parents, or in a relationship, they don’t feel heard by their partner. It happens to all of us. When it happens to […]

As this pandemic goes on and on, there are a couple of thoughts I’ve had recently.  The first is how social isolation and distancing is really getting to people, including me.  Many are trying to think outside of the box, by holding Zoom gatherings, and drive-by birthday greetings, etc.  Last weekend I attended a memorial […]