INTRO TO THIS SERIES I recently went through knee replacement surgery… Oh! You thought I meant that kind of “rehab”. No no… not that kind, but what I am learning through the recovery process has been very powerful as I consider my career working with people dealing with addiction issues, poor or destructive mindsets, and … Continue reading THE THINGS I’VE LEARNED IN REHAB – PART 1: Facing the Knife
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RECOGNIZING THE GHOSTS
(Sometimes, things die in our lives, and they fade away never to be remembered. But sometimes, the dead things of our past don’t fade away. They linger... they haunt us... and if we fail to deal properly with them, they will continue to show up and disrupt our futures.) If you’ve followed this blog, you’re … Continue reading RECOGNIZING THE GHOSTS
THE HIKING STICK
(Pardon me if this was put together quickly... I've got stuff to move today.) MOVE DAY Well, kind of. We just closed on the sale of our old 10-year-old home and the purchase of our new 46-year-old home earlier this week. Today we begin the process of transitioning. I can only wish it was as … Continue reading THE HIKING STICK
RELENTLESS!
BECOMING RELENTLESS Some time ago I wrote a post about my experience climbing the Longs Peak Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Before I go further, I did not summit Longs, nor was it my goal to. My goals for this trail are broken down into stages. My next goal will be Chasm Lake (mostly … Continue reading RELENTLESS!
HELLO? ANYONE OUT HERE?
(Photo: In the chute above Black Lake with 13,242ft McHenry's Peak in the background.) This post is about a 13-mile journey into the high country I took several years ago, but also, it’s about deeper takeaways I’ve applied to other areas of my life…namely, to how I see the change process. The emotions up on … Continue reading HELLO? ANYONE OUT HERE?