I’ve always been a “but” guy and never really knew it until recently. (And yes, I meant it to be with one “t” because I’m talking about the “but” and not the “butt.” I’ve never been a “butt” guy. Even when I was young and single, I wasn’t a “butt” guy; I was more of “hot girl” guy. I didn’t like … [Read more...]
Slow to Launch or Not Likely to Launch
After my wife and I were engaged, her one aunt went to her privately and asked, “Are you sure you want to marry Chad when he doesn’t have his life together?” Why do I know this? Because my wife told me something that should’ve been kept private. Fortunately, she didn’t tell me about this until … [Read more...]
Why Faith is Great at a Time like This
The world seems to be in chaos right now with a war for who can own the most toilet paper. I was completely clueless to how bad it was until Thursday. It started with the stand up comedy show I was supposed to see with one of my favourite comedians, Mike Birbiglia at Helium Comedy Club in Buffalo … [Read more...]
The Four Most Important Apologizing Rules
I’ve recently figured out the four most important rules to apologizing (I’m sorry I didn’t figure them out sooner). It came out of the fact that apologizing is a major complaint for most couples I see as a psychotherapist. The complaints almost always come in twos. The first is the apology … [Read more...]
The Right Compliment can Change the World
Saying the right encouraging word at the needed time can be the difference between someone doing something that makes the world a better place or giving up. Over the past twelve years I’ve officiated over 150 wedding ceremonies to some very flattering revues. My friends were the first to take a … [Read more...]
Christianity and Masturbation
In the movie Patch Adams, one of my favourite movies, there is a scene at the beginning of the movie where Patch is creating a stir with his fellow psych-ward patients. At one point he yells, “Who likes to masturbate?” and all the patients, including Patch, put up both their hands and cheer. As a … [Read more...]
Eye Rolling Destroys Relationships
I’m going to assume you know what I mean when I write “eye rolling.” To be safe, let me point out I’m not referencing a new-age eye exercise where you move your eyes around in circles to improve your chakras or a strange zombie game where you roll eyeballs down a lane like bowling. (Did you just … [Read more...]
Help to Appreciate Your Job (& Other Things)
When I was a teenager, I remember saying to my youth pastor, “When I’m older, I don’t need a big house; I just want one like my parents.” His response was to laugh and say, “What are you talking about? Your parents have a really big house.” Back then I didn’t get what he was talking about, but now … [Read more...]
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