Let Me Introduce Myself

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, retired US Army Colonel, university professor, international speaker and teacher, and author, now a Marriage and Family Life Consultant for the US Military.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Where has the time gone?

OK. I've been out of the net. I knew it. It bugged me everyday. Now I'm back. I am ready to rock and roll again. Family care is a very specialized segment of counseling. Spiritual care is even more specialized that marriage and family counseling. I'm looking forward to re-engaging. We do know that it is difficult to be open and honest and get along. It seems like it should be simple, but it isn't. Somehow getting past our own barriers and through the other's barriers is not an easy thing! It is a challenge but well worth it. It seems easy to just walk away or forget about it or just let it go. But that does not build closeness particularly in a marriage or family. Kids don't seem to want to hear about what makes a strong family. Parents don't seem to want to do it. Why? It is hard work. It takes patience and dedication. It takes being calm and staying connected until understanding is found and the relationship connected. I'm looking forward to the adventure with those wonderful soldiers at Ft Bragg, their spouses and children. They do help to keep an old guy young! Dr. D.