I heard a song today on my way to the office. The lyrics captivated me and started one of those thought-themes in my brain. Truth be Told (Matthew West) I say that I'm fine, yes I'm fine oh I'm fine. but I'm not I'm Broken and when its out of control I say its under … Continue reading A Thought for a Monday: True Strength
Giving In
The Moment That You Give Up is the Moment that You Let Someone Else Win. Kobe Bryant Nope. Here she goes again! You might think. Most of my blogs are born of curiosity and contemplation of thoughts, images, words or events that made my mind go...Hmmmm? Much to the chagrin of some friends and family, … Continue reading Giving In
A Valentine for the One You Should Love
My alarm clock gave up the ghost after I assaulted the snooze button one time too many. Enjoying the warmth of my down comforter and unwilling to give up on my happy dream, I just burrowed down further into the bed. Unfortunately, that self-righteous cerebral cortex of mine, recognized the time, and decided to take … Continue reading A Valentine for the One You Should Love
From Calf to Camel (Part 2)
In Part 1, I discussed how at least 25% of all social workers, therapists and other helping professionals come from a past with at least some dysfunction. After discussing this percentage with colleagues who have, like me, been in the field for decades, we speculated that percentage might be higher than is actually reported. But … Continue reading From Calf to Camel (Part 2)
Heaven has a new Angel
For those that follow my blog regularly, I recently posted about one of the sweetest, most loyal, and loving member of my family: Juno. Without warning, and in a very short window, Juno began seizing yesterday. By the time I got her in my car in to the vet, it was too late. Just the … Continue reading Heaven has a new Angel
The Journey from Calf to Camel
The is the story of Karen. Karen was a Social Worker. Karen was a Trauma Professional. Karen helped families and children find physical and mental well-being, work through crisis and find permanence. And, like almost one quarter of all social workers, therapists and such...Karen was a child from a dysfunctional family. Her parents, Rick and … Continue reading The Journey from Calf to Camel
Who is Worthy?
I remember Bea. She sat quietly in my office with her head bowed, pretending to read Anne of Green Gables, which she had plucked off of my shelf. The pretense, obvious from the lack of page turning, was just another tool in her arsenal for keeping me at arm's length. We waited, that evening, for … Continue reading Who is Worthy?
Old Dogs
Juno Tanveer. The grand ole dame, who runs the household and owns my heart, turned 14 this month. As cliché as it may sound, it seems only yesterday she was chewing the furniture, chasing her ball for hours and eating me out of house and home. We used to go to the field outside of … Continue reading Old Dogs
Happy New Year!
The King is dead! Long live the queen! Good bye 2020. So long! I cannot tell you, with adequately evil adjectives, how much I am glad to watch you leave. Even in your leaving, you had to make a big noise of a storm to huff and puff your way to extinction. You will be … Continue reading Happy New Year!
Preaching to the Mirror
The idea for the blog, " Water for Camels" came from my desire to encourage and help other social workers navigate a difficult and emotionally draining career choice. All professionals who face secondary trauma day in and day out (social workers, counselors, therapists, and others) in my opinion, do so because of their drive to … Continue reading Preaching to the Mirror
