Author Archives: temparbor
Complaining
I hate winter, not because of the cold but because of the lack of sunlight. I get depressed every year and around February I feel like I’m going out of my mind. Usually I wake up every day and curse the weather. ButContinue reading “Complaining”
Climbing the Google Ladder
Climbing the Google Ladder If you Google the words thoughtful people, one of my posts comes up first out of 21 million! If you Google the words things I am good at, I am fourth out of 734 million. If you Google the words getting counseling, I am eighth out of 25,200,000. That’s one I’mContinue reading “Climbing the Google Ladder”
The importance of premarital counseling
What you don’t know can hurt you Have you ever noticed that we receive very little educational preparation for most of the truly important things in life? Most of us will have children without having ever had a class on parenting. We figure it out on our own. Some succeed. Many do not. OrContinue reading “The importance of premarital counseling”
12 things I want engaged couples to know
I do a lot of premarital counseling and I really enjoy it. It is fun to work with couples in this exciting stage of their lives. Everyone who is seeking to get married should get premarital counseling by an experienced pro-marriage counselor. This can be a pastor, LPC, psychologist, LMFT, MSW, etc., as long asContinue reading “12 things I want engaged couples to know”
Introducing thefallencleric 3.0
If you read this blog on the website, you’ll no doubt notice some big changes. There are some exciting things in store for the look, feel, and readability of thefallencleric.com. I hope to make it easier for you to share posts with your friends. I want to include a little bit of video here andContinue reading “Introducing thefallencleric 3.0”
How to be happy
If you are like nearly everyone else on this planet, your deepest desire is to be happy. The problem is, happiness cannot be found. How completely un-American for me to say this! After all, embedded in our Declaration of Independence is not only a right to BE happy, but the right to PURSUE happiness. ButContinue reading “How to be happy”
Finding a pro-marriage counselor
Counselors are not all pro-marriage. Did you know that? In fact, most counselors are pro- “individual happiness.” This means that many of them will prioritize personal happiness above a marriage relationship, which means if you are unhappy in your relationship, and unhappy in your efforts to improve the relationship, they will suggest and recommend divorce.Continue reading “Finding a pro-marriage counselor”
Dealing with failure
Have you ever felt like a failure? It has been a tough week for me. I have felt in some ways like I have failed in some important areas of my life. Since everybody fails sometimes (or feels like they have failed), I want to give you a process to work through when dealing withContinue reading “Dealing with failure”
Counseling myths
People who haven’t been to counseling (and that’s most people) only know counseling as it is portrayed on television and in the movies. This, of course, means they barely understand anything about the actual process at all. Here are some myths about counseling, and a few words about the truth. 1. Myth: Counselors always say,Continue reading “Counseling myths”
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