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by Dr. Ken Buckle Bless the setting moon, bless the rising sun. Bless the awakening, bless the sleeping. Bless the light, bless the darkness. Bless the Word, bless the silence. Bless the certainty, bless the unknown. Bless the emptying, bless the filling. Bless the river, bless the pond. Bless the passionate, bless the lukewarm. …
by Dr. Ken Buckle July 26, 2012 A myth is a belief or a story meant as an attempt to explain a common social experience that may be difficult to grasp. A myth usually may not have any basis in truth, fact, or reality. I hear a lot of myths from sex addicts and porn …
by Dr. Ken Buckle Here are some of the basic points and highlights based on what I learned in San Antonio last month. If you think you may qualify and would like to support someone else’s recovery (and your own) by volunteering as a Recovery Coach, contact me by phone or email about becoming trained. …
By Dr. Ken Buckle In my previous job prior to starting Gratia Plena, I did a fair amount of business travel. One of the enjoyable things about business travel for me was the human element. You never know who might be sitting next to you on a plane or around you in the airport, and …
by Dr. Ken Buckle I’ll admit right from the start that I certainly don’t have all of the answers on this topic. I’m hoping that if I throw some ideas out there for consideration, somebody will have some good thoughts to add so that we can all learn together. You can add your comments on …
As I observe the growth of my young granddaughter, it is interesting to see how and when she is willing to take turns or share with a school mate or cousin her toys and books and other things. This ability shifts and changes during early childhood. One reason for the difficulty with sharing and taking …
If you are “hip” then you might know this already. If you are a parent, teacher, or youth minister of adolescents or young adults, you might want to know about this. Employers might also want to know about this. Parents of young children might learn something here that can be useful for the future. 420 …
Written by Dr. Ken Buckle for Maggie’s Place Alumni Moms Given on April 8, 2012, Easter Sunday HOUSTON—Here we are at the final article in this 5-part series! In previous articles we have examined the theory of change described by Drs. James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente. Their first four stages were: (1) “Precontemplation” which represents …
(a mostly fictional short story by Ken Buckle) Holy Week, 2012 Nicodemus, sitting next to Joseph of Arimathea during the meeting of the religious council, leaned over and told his friend that they needed to talk later. In the courtyard, Nicodemus described to Joseph an event many years previous, when three travelers had stopped …
Written by Dr. Ken Buckle for Maggie’s Place Alumni Moms Given during the season of Lent, 2012 HOUSTON—In previous articles we began to look at the theory of change described by Drs. James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente. Their first three stages are mostly mental work or mental states. “Precontemplation” represents that state in which we …