tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post5786241348883874283..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: Heaven on earth......really?David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-80120629627805248972014-11-26T10:23:49.122-05:002014-11-26T10:23:49.122-05:00As a psychotherapist it is not my job to talk abou...As a psychotherapist it is not my job to talk about religion with people, but it is my job to help people with their spirituality. When people are lost, bereft, anxious, depressed sometimes, when the time is right, I will ask them "Who is it that you think God wants you to become? What is it that God wants you be doing with your life?" I have never had anyone object to these questions as being inappropriate or out of line. People intuitively sense the wisdom in them. Even if athetist I will change the world God to the word Life and ask them, "Who is it that Life is calling you to become?" What do you think you were born to do?" At a simpler level we can ask, "What is it that matters the most to you in your life?" and "What makes you the happiest?" These are terribly important questions which people has a sense of or they stimulate some reflective questioning. At this time of year, I also ask, "What are you most grateful for at this time of year?" Everyone, at least in therapy, has an answer to this question even if it is hard sometimes for them to articulate it.<br /><br />My answer to the question of what I am most grateful for this year is to be able to continue to do the work I do helping other people in the process of which I help myself.David G. Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.com