When I was 18 my grandpa passed away. It was my first real taste of death and it hit me hard. During that following Christmas holidays, my brother and I had some of the young adults from our church over. In that group of visitors were a handful of young adults home for the holidays from Calgary … [Read more...]
Where is God in my Pain? (Pt1)
I have recently had a number of people going through some very difficult times ask, “Where is God in my pain?” Considering I’m a therapist, it makes sense I have these types of conversations. It’d be strange if I was a Walmart greeter: “Hi, where do you keep the milk? And where is God in my pain?” … [Read more...]
Am I a Failure?
I was recently asked, “Am I a failure?” (A much better question to be asked then, “Are you a failure?”) As a therapist, this question comes up more often than you might think, and the people most likely to ask it are good people whose brains are being mean to them (notice I wrote “most likely”). … [Read more...]
Should Anyone be Proud of You?
When I was really young, I thought the pinnacle of being a good son was buying your mom a house like Elvis did. What I didn’t know was that idea was dumb (no offence to me). Maybe if I was from an immigrant family who moved to a new country with nothing then that would be a nice idea because it … [Read more...]
A Therapist’s View of a Pastor’s Affair
It was recently revealed that the pastor of the biggest church to exist in Ontario had an affair over ten years ago. This situation becomes a good opportunity to show how I, as a therapist, like to reflect on situations. You will notice I like to consider patterns I see to help those involved feel … [Read more...]
Why You Should Be Nice to Old People (like me)
Age is relative. For instance, to my mom, I’m young while to a twenty-something, I’m old. Either way, when you hit 40, you’re in the back nine, and since my dad died at 63 from a second heart attack (he won the first round), there’s a good chance I’m not getting in a full 18. If you didn’t get … [Read more...]
Is Karma Real?
One of the most frustrating things in life is bad people seem to get away with being bad. We’re told in Eastern religions that Karma follows the cause and effect rule where an individual’s intentions and actions contribute to their future in this life and in their rebirths. Boy George said “Karma … [Read more...]
How are you Privileged?
For the past year I’ve seen a constant barrage of people in the news wanting to play the victim. You’ll notice I’m not pointing the finger at any specific person or group or list anyone who has been in the news who is not guilty of this, so anyone who came to your mind when I said I’ve seen a … [Read more...]
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