If you’re like me, you have at one time or another considered God to be like the gentle grandpa who always has a gentle word that fixes the problem because nothing fazes Him and because He’s so “loving,” everyone except Hitler goes to heaven. Unfortunately, that’s not God at all! If you read the … [Read more...]
A Letter to Myself for When I Turn 50 (in ten years)
Please Note: The following is the letter I’ll be reading again when I’m 50. Writing this letter was a helpful exercise to reflect on how I’ve grown over the last decade. I highly recommend you do something similar; you could even write a letter to yourself for when the COVID-19 virus is done. I … [Read more...]
Beware of the BUT
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...]
Why Women Struggle to be in the Trades
This post could have easily been called “Why Men Don’t Knit.” Choosing this title, however, I followed the shock value marketing strategy of people like Gene Simmons and Eminem (so I’m basically a rockstar... obviously). Please know this title is not to claim women “can’t” be in the trades. I’ve … [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...]
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