It is interesting how life circumstances grabs hold of you and doesn't release it's ugly grasp. I got some bad news today - well possibly bad news when my tennant gave me thirty days notice he was moving out. Why discuss this in a psychological sense? Because it demonstrates how our personal lives effects us all.
Paying first and last to me, one would think I would be professional and place it into an account for a rainy day. Well living paycheck to paycheck and having a fixer upper in the desert has zapped my funds. So now I wonder how on Earth I will make ends meet at the beginning of the month.
Of course today I had sessions with some very troubled people. One I felt I made an exceptional connection with and really explained how they can self counsel themself. However while waiting for the psychiatric interview the person had melt down after melt down. Rare for me, but it does happen. Then another client who had no stopped cried throughout our interview began getting angry and demanded for the psychiatrist to see them. What a day. Ba Blam bam BAM!!
Luckily I see life through spiritual eyes. Obviously I need to address my financial issues with more diligence. My recent raise is helpful, but being a family man now I have some hard facts to face. Private practice? Dive head first into a gaming opportunity with promising financial rewards - plus at the same time work with my life long best friend? Persue a book deal, or market my two books on my own? The later is confusing because I haven't a clue about marketing. One thing for sure, if I am unable to solve this financial crunch, my therapy skills may lack. In this setting it wouldn't bode very well.
So I have some thinnin to do, as Rickey Ricardo would say. One thing for sure, I have unsurpassed skills, a great heart, and perserverance. Just one look at all the construction jobs I have been doing lately shows I can tough things out and create incredible beauty at the same time.
Thanks for your prayers and kindness.
May you have enhanced wellbeing.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Changing My Approach
After having thousands of client sessions it has occurred to me lately that I have turned into a kind of repetitive robot. Of course I listen well, go with what clients tell me, and have great compassion. Well at least I delude myself into thinking about myself that way. What has changed is how not I am - predictable.
I had four client sessions today and each one went very differently. One was strictly on having the client avoid their past thinking and focus on creating a relationship with self - a compassionate relationship with self in the here and now - ongoing. Another session was focused on how a client can literally treat themselves like they treat others - which was contrary to how they have lived their entire life. The next was focused on reasons why a person shouldn't jump out of their moving car - a thought that had haunted them for fifteen years. The last was convincing a person to obtain free medication at their designated mental health organization instead of purchasing it black market on the street. One intriguing day that seemed to literally fly by!
Today was an easy day. I avoided the writing down the regression process and focusing on the needs of the core wounds that have been neglected for years. Yes I included this in our discussions like I always do because it is an eyeopening experience. Still their were more burning issues that needed to be handled instead. It is as if I am moving away from my familiar mode and really honing into what presents itself - though I still have more room for improvement - thank God.
I loved it when a former client of a week ago showed up to support a friend and was all excited to see me. It seems that this person is in a drug treatment program and she got to share about the Spiritual Psychology approach I taught her. Well not only has it affected her, a number of clients got really inspired! It is as if the ripple from the pebble I tossed at her is affecting others and so on - at least that is my prayer.
Life is short. I see it, vicariously live it through the people I counsel, and let's face it we all know friends and family members who are struggling or are deceased. Hey I am 52 years old going on 90 and going on 15, my hope has always been leave this world in a better place when I ultimatley leave. Lord knows I try in my interactions in mental health, in the home improvement projects I do with friends, family, and in my relationship, and with my books on self healing and spirituality. Our bodies are merely rented. It is short term - believe me. I can't believe I am in my fifties! I used to play baseball it feels only a few months ago. The last upper division softball game I played in was fourteen years ago! My oh my has time flied!!!
So I listen to others, make some suggestions, give love, and try to learn from my mistakes. An interesting life, but it is the only one I've got so I make the best of it.
May you all have enhanced wellbeing.
I had four client sessions today and each one went very differently. One was strictly on having the client avoid their past thinking and focus on creating a relationship with self - a compassionate relationship with self in the here and now - ongoing. Another session was focused on how a client can literally treat themselves like they treat others - which was contrary to how they have lived their entire life. The next was focused on reasons why a person shouldn't jump out of their moving car - a thought that had haunted them for fifteen years. The last was convincing a person to obtain free medication at their designated mental health organization instead of purchasing it black market on the street. One intriguing day that seemed to literally fly by!
Today was an easy day. I avoided the writing down the regression process and focusing on the needs of the core wounds that have been neglected for years. Yes I included this in our discussions like I always do because it is an eyeopening experience. Still their were more burning issues that needed to be handled instead. It is as if I am moving away from my familiar mode and really honing into what presents itself - though I still have more room for improvement - thank God.
I loved it when a former client of a week ago showed up to support a friend and was all excited to see me. It seems that this person is in a drug treatment program and she got to share about the Spiritual Psychology approach I taught her. Well not only has it affected her, a number of clients got really inspired! It is as if the ripple from the pebble I tossed at her is affecting others and so on - at least that is my prayer.
Life is short. I see it, vicariously live it through the people I counsel, and let's face it we all know friends and family members who are struggling or are deceased. Hey I am 52 years old going on 90 and going on 15, my hope has always been leave this world in a better place when I ultimatley leave. Lord knows I try in my interactions in mental health, in the home improvement projects I do with friends, family, and in my relationship, and with my books on self healing and spirituality. Our bodies are merely rented. It is short term - believe me. I can't believe I am in my fifties! I used to play baseball it feels only a few months ago. The last upper division softball game I played in was fourteen years ago! My oh my has time flied!!!
So I listen to others, make some suggestions, give love, and try to learn from my mistakes. An interesting life, but it is the only one I've got so I make the best of it.
May you all have enhanced wellbeing.
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